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and that separate legislation to deal with the matter was necessary, 

 and a " Bill to prevent the introduction into British India of any insect, 

 fungus or other pest which is or may be destructive to crops " was 

 published in the Gazette of India of 13th September 1913 and considered 

 by a Select Committee whose Report was presented to the Council of 

 the Governor General of India on 16th January 1914 and passed into 

 law, as Act II of 1914, on 3rd February 1914, as follows :— 



Act No. II of 1914. 



" An Act to prevent the introduction into British India of any insect^ 

 fungus or other pest, which is or may be destructive to crops. 



" Whereas it is expedient to make provision for preventing the intro- 

 duction into British India of any insect, fungus or other pest which 

 is or may be destructive to crops ; It is hereby enacted as follows : — 



"1. This Act may be called the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 

 Short title. 1914. 



" 2. In this Act, unless there is anjrthing repugnant in the subject, 

 refmitions. or context : — 



(a) " crops " includes all agricultural or horticultural crops 



and trees or bushes ; 

 (h) " import " means the bringing or taking by sea or land ; and 

 (c) " infection " means infection by any insect, fungus or 



other pest injurious to a crop. 



" 3. (1) The Governor-General in Council may, by notification m the 



Power of Governor- ^"^^"^ °-^ ^!*'^!^' Pro^i^it or regulate, subject to 



General in Council to regu- such restrictions and conditions as he may 



ofaSSlytiXf inipose the import into British India, or any 



part thereof, or any specified place therein, 



of any article or class of articles hkely to cause infection to any crop. 



"(2) A notification under this section may specify any article or 

 class of articles, either generally or in any particular manner, whether 

 with reference to the country of origin, or the route by which imported 

 or otherwise. 



" 4. A notification under section 3 shall operate as if it had been 



issued under section 19 of Sea Customs Act 



„nK«on 3! "*''"''"" 1878, and the officers of the Customs at every 



port shall have the same powers in respect 



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