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 titleAn 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. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants (Amendment) Act 1984. Legislation | Malaysia | 1984 Keyword: Plant protection, Quarantine, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX