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Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.", "text_sha256": "76b684647fd374e67ba2ff5875825817eb1233250e77c674ed934f906a477471", "source_sha256": "76b684647fd374e67ba2ff5875825817eb1233250e77c674ed934f906a477471", "text_version_id": "law:punjab-code-75c8d1203d0cece0:sha256:76b684647fd374e67ba2ff5875825817eb1233250e77c674ed934f906a477471", "quality_flags": [], "encoding": "UTF-8", "text": "THE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL PESTS ORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(XXVIII of 1959) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Powers of Government. \r\n4. Occupier to carry out preventive measures. \r\n5. Appointment of Inspectors. \r\n6. Powers of Inspector. \r\n7. Notice to occupier to carry out preventive measures. \r\n8. Powers of Inspectors to take preventive measures and to recover \r\nexpenses incurred in connection therewith. \r\n9. Powers of Government to declare affected area and to recover costs of \r\nremedial and preventive measures in such areas. \r\n10. Penalty for contravening the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n11. Appeals. \r\n12. Power to amend the Schedule. \r\n13. Bar of suits. \r\n14. Jurisdiction and trial. \r\n15. Government to make rules. \r\n16. Repeal and Savings. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] AGRICULTURAL PESTS ORDINANCE, 1959 \r\n(XXVIII of 1959) \r\n[11 May 1959] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto amend and consolidate the law relating to the eradication of agricultural pests in \r\nthe province of \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to \r\nthe eradication of agricultural pests in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation o f the \r\nseventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that \r\nbehalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be cal led \r\nthe \r\n5\r\n[Punjab]\r\n \r\nAgricultural Pests Ordinance, 1959. \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n7\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas.] \r\n (3) It shall come into force\r\n8\r\n in such area or areas and from such date or \r\ndates as Government may, by notification, specify. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “affected area” means any area affected by an agricultural pest; \r\n(b) “agricultural pest” means a pest mentioned in the Schedule to this \r\nOrdinance; \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on May 15, 1959 , published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 11, 1959, pp. 403-409, saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the Constitution \r\nof the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adapt ation) Order, 1974 (Pb.1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20 , 19 74, p p. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Entry No. 25. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Substituted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964), published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 25, 1964, pp. 1679-1688, s. 2 read with Schedule, Entry No. 24. \r\n7Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. 1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20 , 19 74, p p. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Entry No. 25. \r\n8This Ordinance was brought into force in the whole of the Province of West Pakistan (w.e.f. 19.2.1960), see Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), 1960, p. 1249. \r\n(c) “crops” include all agricultural or horticultural crops and all trees, \r\nbushes or plants; \r\n(d) “Government” means the \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(e) “infested \r\n2\r\n[/infected] crop” means a crop affected by any agricultural \r\npest; \r\n(f) “Inspector” means an officer appointed under this Ordinance to perform \r\nthe functions of an Inspector; \r\n(g) “occupier” means the person in actual possession of land and includes \r\nthe manager or managing agent or any other person authorised to \r\nrepresent the occupier \r\n3\r\n[or land holder on lease or tenant or pattadar, \r\netc.]; \r\n(h) “preventive measures” means measures prescribed by Government to \r\neradicate and to prevent the spread of any agricultural pest; and \r\n(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance. \r\n3. Powers of Government.– Government may, by notification, prohibit\r\n4\r\n– \r\n(a) the employment of such methods of cultivation as help the spread of \r\nagricultural pests either generally or with respect to any particular crop; \r\n(b) the transport or sale of any infested \r\n5\r\n[/infected] crop. \r\n4. Occupier to carry out preventive measures .– Every occupier of land in \r\nwhich any crop is cultivated shall be bound to carry out the preventiv e measures \r\nprescribed in respect of such crop or crops. \r\n5. Appointment of Inspectors .– Government may, by notification\r\n6\r\n, appoint \r\nsuch persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Ordinance within \r\neach such local area as may be specifi ed, and the persons so appointed shall be \r\ndeemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal \r\nCode\r\n7\r\n. \r\n6. Powers of Inspector .– An Inspector may, subject to any rules\r\n8\r\n made in this \r\nbehalf by Government– \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Government of the West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. 1 of 1974) \r\n(w.e.f. 14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, p p. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article \r\n2(1) read with Schedule, Part III, Entry No. 25. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Agricultural Pets (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXXIX of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 16, 2002, pp. 3189-3190, s. 2(i). \r\n3Ibid., s. 2(ii). \r\n4See Gazette of West Pakistan, 1961, Part I, p. 54. \r\n5Inserted by the Punjab Agricultural Pets (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXXIX of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 16, 2002, pp. 3189-3190, s. 3. \r\n6Inspectors were appointed vide Notificatio n SOAV-VI(2)8/PP, da ted January 24, 1961, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan, Part I, dated February 3, 1961, p. 54. \r\n7XLV of 1860. \r\n8The Rules titled “the West Pakistan Agricultural Pests Rules, 1960” were issued by the Plaining and Development Department \r\nvide Notification No. 356-SOA-V-VI(2)8/PP, dated February 2, 1960, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), \r\ndated February 19, 1960, pp. 1247-1249. \r\n(a) at any time enter a nd inspect any land, building, place, vessel or \r\nvehicle for the purpose of exercising the powers or performing the \r\nduties conferred or imposed on him by or under this Ordinance; \r\n(b) seize any infested \r\n1\r\n[/infected] crop and destroy or cause to be \r\ndestroyed such crop in such manner as \r\n2\r\n[he deems fit]; \r\n(c) seize any infested crop or by a requisition in writing direct the occupier \r\nor the person incharge of such crop not to sell or dispose of or pick or \r\ncollect or move the seized crop from such place as may be s pecified in \r\nthe requisition without the written permission of such authority as may \r\nbe prescribed in this behalf. \r\n7. Notice to occupier to carry out preventive measures .– (1) Whenever an \r\nInspector is satisfied that preventive measures have not been duly ca rried out by the \r\noccupier of any land he shall call upon such occupier by notice in writing to carry out \r\nsuch measures within fifteen days of the receipt of the notice. \r\n (2) The occupier may within seven days from the service upon him of such \r\nnotice prefer an appeal to the \r\n3\r\n[Executive District Officer (Agriculture)] , first grade, \r\nspecially empowered in this behalf by the Collector, against the notice. \r\n (3) The authority before whom the appeal is preferred may extend the time \r\nspecified in the notice issued u nder sub -section (1) and shall, after giving the \r\noccupier an opportunity of being heard, pass such order on the appeal as he thinks \r\nfit. \r\n (4) Every order passed under sub-section (3) shall be final. \r\n8. Powers of Inspectors to take preventive measures and t o recover \r\nexpenses incurred in connection therewith .– (1) If an occupier on whom a notice \r\nhas been served under sub-section (1) of section 7 does not comply with such notice \r\nwithin the time specified therein or where an appeal has been preferred by him under \r\nsub-section (2) of that section, does not comply with the order passed on such \r\nappeal within seven days, the Inspector may carry out or cause to be carried out the \r\npreventive measures not undertaken, at the cost of the occupier and for such \r\npurpose may take with him or depute or employ such subordinates or other persons \r\nas he deems fit. \r\n (2) Where an Inspector has taken any action under this Ordinance in \r\nrespect of any property at the expenses of a person bound to take such action he \r\nmay record a certificate indicating the amount of the cost and the person from whom \r\nsuch amount is recoverable and such amount shall be recoverable as arrears of land \r\nrevenue. \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the Punjab Agricultural Pets (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXXIX of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 16, 2002, pp. 3189-3190, s. 4. \r\n2Substituted for the words “may be prescribed” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n3Substituted for the words “Collector, or Deputy Collector, or Assistant Collector, first grade, specially empowered in this b ehalf \r\nby the Collector” by the Punjab Agricultural Pests (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XXVII of 2001) , published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated October 15, 2001, pp. 1721 -1722, s. 2, which will remain in force under the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed \r\nunder Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n9. Powers of Government to declare affected area and to recover costs of \r\nremedial and preventive mea sures in such areas .– (1) Whenever it appears to \r\nGovernment that the Province or any part thereof is affected or threatened by an \r\nagricultural pest and that immediate action is necessary, Government may by \r\nnotification declare the Province or such area as affected area and take such \r\nremedial and preventive measures in respect of such area as may be necessary. \r\n (2) Government may recover the whole or a part of the costs incurred in \r\nconnection with the aforesaid remedial and preventive measures from the occup iers \r\nor land owners in the affected area or from the persons who in its opinion have \r\nbenefited by such measures. \r\n (3) All such costs, if unpaid, shall be recoverable as arrears of land \r\nrevenue. \r\n1\r\n[10. Penalty for contravening the provisions of this Ordinanc e.– (1) Whoever \r\ncontravenes the provisions of section 3 or section 4 shall be punished for the first \r\noffence with a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees but not less than \r\ntwenty five thousand rupees, and for every subsequent offence with imprison ment \r\nwhich may extend to six months but not less than three months or with fine which \r\nmay extend to one hundred thousand rupees but not less than fifty thousand rupees \r\nor with both. \r\n (2) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the \r\nrules made thereunder, for the contravention of which no other punishment is \r\nprovided in this Ordinance, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty \r\nthousand rupees but not less than twenty five thousand rupees.] \r\n11. Appeals.– (1) Any person aggrie ved by an order of seizure or destruction \r\nmay, within seven days of such order, appeal to the \r\n2\r\n[District Coordination Officer]. \r\n (2) Any order passed on appeal under sub -section (1), and if no appeal is \r\npreferred, the order of the Inspector shall be final. \r\n12. Power to amend the Schedule .– Government may, if it considers it \r\nexpedient, by notification, add to or exclude any pest from the Schedule. \r\n13. Bar of suits.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against \r\nan Inspector or any person acting under his order in respect of anything in good faith \r\ndone or intended to be done under this Ordinance. \r\n3\r\n[14. Jurisdiction and trial .– (1) No prosecution under this Ordinance shall be \r\ninstituted except on the complaint in writing of an Inspector stati ng the facts \r\nconstituting the offence. \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the Punjab Agricultural Pets (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXXIX of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 16, 2002, pp. 3189-3190, s. 5. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Collector, Deputy Collector, or Assistant Collector, first grade, specially empowered by the Colle ctor in this \r\nbehalf” by the Punjab Agricultural Pests (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XXVII of 2001) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated October 15, 2001, pp. 1721-1722, s. 3, which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) \r\nOrder 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of \r\nthe Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n3Substituted by the Punjab Agricultural Pets (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXXIX of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 16, 2002, pp. 3189-3190, s. 6. \r\n (2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try an \r\noffence punishable under this Ordinance. \r\n (3) The trial court may, on application made by a prosecutor in this behalf, \r\ntry an offence puni shable under this Ordinance in a summary way in accordance \r\nwith the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being \r\nin force, the offences punishable under this Ordinance shall be cognizable. \r\n (5) The public prosecutor shall be responsible for the conduct of \r\nprosecution of offences under this Ordinance.] \r\n15. Government to make rules .– (1) Government may make rules\r\n1\r\n to carry out \r\nthe purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npowers Government may make rules– \r\n(a) prescribing preventing measures; \r\n(b) prescribing the manner in which an Inspector may exercise his powers \r\nunder section 6; \r\n(c) prescribing the form o f requisitions and notices and the manner in \r\nwhich requisitions and notices may be served; \r\n(d) prescribing the authority which may release seizure imposed under the \r\nOrdinance; and \r\n(e) prescribing the manner in which costs shall be assessed and paid. \r\n16. Repeal and Savings.– The following enactments are hereby repealed:– \r\n(a) The North -West Frontier Province Sugarcane (Protection against \r\nPyrilla Pest) Act, 1950\r\n2\r\n; \r\n(b) The Sind Boll Worm Act, 1947\r\n3\r\n; \r\n(c) The North-West Frontier Province Fruit -Fly (Preventive Measures) Act, \r\n1950\r\n4\r\n. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1The Rules titled “the West Pakistan Agricultural Pests Rules, 1960” were issued by the Pla nning and Development Department vide \r\nNotification No. 356-SOA-V-VI(2)8/PP, dated February 2, 1960, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated \r\nFebruary 19, 1960, pp. 1247-1249. \r\n2N.W.F.P. XXIII of 1950. \r\n3Sind XIV of 1947. \r\n4N.W.F.P. XXIV of 1950. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n[Section 2 (b)] \r\nSerial \r\nNo. \r\nScientific name Family and \r\norder \r\nCommon name (in \r\nEnglish) \r\nHost plants \r\n1 Agrotis spp. Noctuidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nCut worms Gram, potatoes, \r\nyoung cucurbits and \r\nwheat, etc. \r\n2 Aleurocanthus \r\nvoglumi Ashley \r\nAleurodidac: \r\nHomoptera \r\nCitrus black fly Citrus plants. \r\n3 Aonidiella auranti \r\nMask \r\nCoccidae: \r\nHomoptera \r\nCitrus red scale Citrus plants. \r\n4 Aenidiella citri Moult Coccidae: \r\nHomoptera \r\nCitrus yellow scale Citrus plants. \r\n5 Aphis tabaci L. Aphididae: \r\nHomoptera \r\nTobacco aphis Tobacco. \r\n6 Aspidiotus \r\nperniciosus Comst. \r\nCoccidae: \r\nHomoptera \r\nSanjose-scale Apple, plum, pear, \r\npeach, etc. \r\n7 Carpocapsa \r\npomonella L. \r\nEucsmidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nCodling moth Apple fruit. \r\n8 Chilo zonellus Swin Pyralidae \r\nLepidoptera \r\nMaize and Jowar \r\nborer \r\nMaize, jowar, baru, \r\nsudan grass, etc. \r\n9 Dacus ferrug-ineus \r\nFeb. \r\nTrypaneidae: \r\nDiptera \r\nFruit-fly Peach, pear, mango, \r\netc. \r\n10 Dialeurodes citri Ash. Aleyrodidae: \r\nHemiptera \r\nCitrus white fly Citrus plants. \r\n11 Diaphorina citricuw Psyllidae: \r\nHemiptera \r\nCitrus psylla Orange, lemon, \r\nsweet and sour \r\nlimes, etc. \r\n12 Drosicha stebbingi G. Coccidae: \r\nHemiptera \r\nMealy bug Mango, guava, \r\ncitrus, etc. \r\n13 Earias fabia Stoll Noctuidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nSpotted boll worm Cotton flower bud \r\nand pods, etc. \r\n14 Earias insulana Boisd Noctuidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nSpotted boll worm Cotton flower bud \r\nand pods, etc. \r\n15 Emmalocera \r\ndepressella Swin \r\nPyralidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nSugarcane root \r\nborer \r\nSugarcane, jowar, \r\nbajra, etc. \r\n16 Heliothis armigera \r\nFb. \r\nNoctuidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nTobacco caterpillar Tabacco. \r\n17 Prodenia litura F. Plutelidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nTobacco caterpillar Tabacco. \r\n18 Platyedra gossypiella \r\nSaund \r\nGelechiidae: \r\nLepidopter \r\nPink boll-worm Cotton, bhindi, \r\nchangi, etc. \r\nSerial \r\nNo. \r\nScientific name Family and \r\norder \r\nCommon name (in \r\nEnglish) \r\nHost plants \r\n19 Proceros stiticraspis \r\nHib \r\nPyralidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nSugarcane-stem-\r\nborer \r\nSugarcane, jowar, \r\nmaize, etc. \r\n20 Pyrilla perpusilla \r\nWalk \r\nFulgoridae: \r\nHemiptera \r\nSugarcane-leaf-\r\nhopper \r\nSugarcane, wheat, \r\nbarley, swank. \r\n21 Schistocerca \r\ngregaria Forsk \r\nAcrididae: \r\nOrthoptera \r\nDesert locust On all vegetation \r\nexcept oak and \r\nneem. \r\n22 Sphenoptera dadkanj \r\nOb. \r\nBuprestidae: \r\nColeoptera \r\nFlat headed borer Peach. \r\n23 Schoenobius \r\nincertellus Walk \r\nPyrallidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nRice borer Rice, jowar, maize, \r\netc. \r\n24 Scirpophaga nivella \r\nFb. \r\nPyrallidae: \r\nLepidoptera \r\nSugarcane top-\r\nborer \r\nSugarcane, \r\nsarkanda, mandal, \r\netc. \r\n25 Sylepta derogata Fb. Pyrallidae: \r\nLepidopetra \r\nCotton leaf-roller Cotton,changi, \r\nkuchri, etc. \r\n1\r\n[26 Sphenoptera Gossypi \r\nKerr \r\nBuprestidae: \r\nColroptera \r\nFlat headed borer Cotton]. \r\n2\r\n[27 Carthamus \r\nOxycantha Bick \r\nCompositae Thistle Wheat.] \r\n3\r\n[28 Asphodelus \r\ntempvifolius Cav \r\nLiliancae Piazi wheat.] \r\n4\r\n[29 Cuseuta reflexa Convolulacae Amerbel Gazbel \r\n(Dodder in English) \r\nAll wood plants]. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Added vide Notification No. 356-S.O.A.V.VI(2)8-PP under section 12, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 19, 1960, p. 1250. \r\n2Ibid. \r\n3Inserted vide Notification No. SOAV -VI(2)8/PP, dated January 12, 1961, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan, Part I, \r\ndated February 3, 1961, p. 54. \r\n4Added vide Notification No. SOAV -VI(2)-8-PP/61, dated March 15, 1961, pub lished in the Gazette of West Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), Part I, dated March 31, 1961, p. 158.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; 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