Ordinance No. XIII of 1908. 
An Ordinance to prevent the introduction into the Colony 
of pests and insects destructive to trees, plants and 
crops. 
[ 15 th September, 1908 .] 
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JOHN ANDERSON, 
Governor and Commander-in-Chief. 
It is hereby enacted by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, 
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as 
follows:— 
1. This Ordinance may be cited as “ The Destructive Pests Short title. 
Ordinance 1908 . 
2. The Governor in Council may from time to time make such Governor in 
orders as may to the Governor in Council appear expedient for Co ! incil ( nay 
preventing the introduction into the Colony of any insect, fungus or ^prevent ra 
other pest destructive to agricultural or horticultural crops or to introduction 
trees or plants and for preventing the spreading in the Colony of of destructive 
any such insect, fungus or other pest. * pests ‘ 
3. Any such order may prohibit or regulate the landing in the Order may 
Colony of any tree or plant, or the leaves, branches, stems, roots, seed, prohibit 
or fruit of any tree or plant, or any vegetable substance or other article ^authorize 
the landing whereof may appear to the Governor in Council to be treatment or 
likely to introduce such insect, fungus or other pest, and may direct or destruction of 
authorize the treatment or destruction of any such article, if landed, art ' cIe -s likely 
Any such order may also direct or authorize the treatment, removal pests 001 "* 
or destruction of any crop, tree, plant, or substance on which the 
insect, fungus or other pest in any stage of its existence is found, 
or by means of which it may appear to the Governor in Council to 
be likely to spread, and the entering on any lands for the purpose 
of such treatment, removal or destruction, or for the purpose of any 
examination or inquiry authorized by the order, or for any other 
purpose of the order. 
[ Price : 5 cents. ] 
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