luA JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTTCTTLTTTRAL SOCIETY. 



Prohibition of Sale of Specimens. 



5. It shall not be lawful, except with the written permission of the 

 Board, to import, sell, or offer for sale a living specimen of any insect 

 or pest mentioned in the Schedule to this Order. 



Penalties. 



6. Every person shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not 

 exceeding ten pounds, who — 



(1) knowingly fails to give such notification as is required by 

 Article I of this Order; or 



(2) fails to adopt such measures for prevention of the spread 

 of the disease as are specified in a notice served on him under 

 this Order ; or 



(3) wilfully obstructs or impedes any Inspector or other officer 

 when acting under this Order; or 



(4) imports, sells or offers for sale an insect or pest in contra- 

 vention of this Order. 



Notification of Order. 



7. This Order shall be published by the Local Authority in accord- 

 ance with any direction given by the Board. 



Revocation of Order. 



8. The Destructive Insects and Pests Order of 1908 is hereby 

 revoked. 



Execution of the Order. 



9. Each Local Authority shall carry into effect this Order within 

 their District, and shall appoint such Inspectors or other officers for 

 that purpose as may be necessary. 



Definitions. 



10. In this Order — 



" The Board " means the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries; 



" Local Authority " means a local authority having power to 

 execute and enforce the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894; and " Dis- 

 trict " means the area in which the Local Authority has such 

 power to act. " 



Application of the Order. 



11. This Order shall apply to Great Britain. 



Short Title. 



12. This Order may be cited as the Destructive Insects and 

 PpsTS Order of 1910. 



In witness whereof the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 

 have hereunto set their Official Seal this third day of 

 L. S. ]j May, nineteen hundred and ten. 



T. H. MiDDLETON, 



Assistant Secretary. 



