10 
a.d. 1918 
Ss. 20 & 21. 
AGRICULTURAL RESTS. 
Access to 
coconut 
plantations, 
etc. 
Compensa¬ 
tion. 
accumulations of clung, vegetable refuse or other matter 
likely to harbour or become breeding places for rhino¬ 
ceros beetles or red beetles and neglects or refuses to 
remove or destroy the same, when required so to do by a 
notice in writing from any such officer as is in section 17 
referred to, shall be liable to fine not exceeding one 
hundred dollars. 
(2) Any such officer as is in section 17 referred to may 
cause such trees, stumps, timber, rubbish heaps or other 
accumulations to be removed or destroyed and may 
recover the cost of such removal or destruction by civil 
suit from the person so neglecting or refusing as afore¬ 
said. 
20. All District Officers, all Collectors and Deputy 
Collectors of Land Revenue and all officers appointed by 
the Resident Councillor or Resident of any Settlement by 
notification in the Gazette to exercise any powers under 
section 17 shall, within the areas over which their powers 
extend, have access at all reasonable times into and upon 
any land whereon any coconut tree is growing for the 
purpose of inspecting such tree, and also into and upon 
any land or premises where there is reason to suppose 
that there are kept any such things as in section 19 are 
referred to. 
21. —(1) Subject to section 18, no owner or occupier 
of land or other person shall be entitled to compensation 
for any expense incurred or damage occasioned by any 
order given or act done in pursuance of this Ordinance 
or any rule thereunder unless such damage was occasioned 
by negligence or maliciously and without reasonable 
cause. 
(2) The Governor may, in his discretion, order that such 
compensation as he thinks fit, shall be paid to the owner 
or occupier of any land who is required to destroy as a 
measure of precaution any plant thereon not being 
diseased. 
(3) No application for compensation shall be enter¬ 
tained unless it is in writing and is received in the office 
of the Colonial Secretary within three months from the 
date of the notice requiring the destruction of such plant, 
and in no case shall compensation be paid in excess of 
the actual value of the plant destroyed at the date of 
such notice. 
AGRICULTURAL PESTS. 
11 
A.D. 1918. 
S. 22. 
(4) If any question arises as to such actual value, the 
decision of the Director thereon shall be final and 
conclusive. 
• 
22.—(1) The Governor may make rules for preventing Kule * 
the introduction of pests into the Colony or any part 
thereof and for preventing the spread of pests therein. 
(2) Such rules may provide, amongst other things, for 
(a) prohibiting the landing in the Colony from places- 
outside the Colony of any plant or animal, 
the landing of which appears to the Governor 
to be likely to introduce any* pest; 
(b) the treatment or destruction of any plant or 
animal which has been landed and of the pack¬ 
ages, cases, pots or coverings in which the 
same is packed. 
(3) Any such rule may be absolute or subject to such 
conditions and exceptions as are expressed therein and 
may apply to the introduction of plants or animals either 
generally or from any specified place. 
(4) The Governor may also make rules for fully and 
effectually carrying out and giving effect to the various 
provisions and powers in this Ordinance. 
(5) Such last-mentioned rules may provide for 
(a) the powers and duties of officers appointed under 
section 3; 
( b ) the convening of meetings of the supervising 
committee and the conduct of the business 
thereof; 
. (c) the manner of entry upon lands under this Ordin¬ 
ance and the notice, if any, to be given prior 
to such entry; 
(d) the conduct of examinations and inspections of 
plants and of other proceedings authorized by 
this Ordinance; 
(e) the notification by owners and occupiers of land 
of any plant found to be diseased; 
(/) the form of orders, applications and certificates 
under this Ordinance; 
(g) all other matters connected with the enforcement 
of this Ordinance, 
