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Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants Act 1976 (No. 167 of 1976).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Malaysia, Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants Act No. 167 of 1976, pp. 1-17 (published in the Official Gazette of 11 March 1976).
Long title
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the eradication of agricultural pests and noxious plants and to provide for the control and prevention of plant diseases and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Pests/diseases Disinfection/disinfestation Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The present Act makes provision for the eradication of agricultural pests and noxious plants and for the control and prevention of plant diseases. To these ends, the Act establishes all the powers of the Directors of Agriculture of the different States of Malaysia and of the Inspecting Officers, as regards the implementation of the provisions of the Act. With a view to ensure the protection of the plants and the spreading of plant diseases, it states the power of the Ministers to order the destruction or treatment of plants and pests or the appropriate treatment of the land and the obligations of the owner or occupier of the land in case of detection of a disease.

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants (Amendment) Act 1984.

Legislation | Malaysia | 1984

Keyword: Plant protection, Quarantine, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX