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Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

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Control Measures relating to the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

3. Responsibilities of executive officer

 

(1) Upon national pest reporting, the executive officer shall immediately—
(a) take necessary phytosanitary procedure or action to identify and confirm the presence of the notifiable insect specified in table 1 in an area; and
(b) prescribe or specify phytosanitary measures to be complied with by the user of land and/or land  owner.

 

(2) The executor officer may, at any time if he/she deems necessary, revoke the prescribed measures to manage or control the notifiable insect specified in table 1.

 

(3) Where the user of land and/or owner of land cannot meet the obligations of these measures, the executive officer may implement reasonable measures to manage the notifiable insect specified in table 1.