Bengal Water Hyacinth Act, 1836 (No. XIII of 1836). Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision West Bengal Document type Legislation Date 1936 (1950) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the destruction of water hyacinth in Bengal. Subject Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Weeds Plant variety Precautionary principle Prohibited crops Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Pollution control Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides for the destruction of water hyacinth in Bengal. The State Government establishes that no person shall remove any water hyacinth: a) to any land, premises or watr execpt with a view to being destroyed; or b) to any land, premises or water for the above mentioned purpose; or c) to any land, premises or water in the occupation of any Government except for the said purpose and with the consent of the Collector. The State Government, in addition, may direct that within such local and and after such period as may be specified in the notification, no occupier shall allow waler hyacinth to exist on any land, premises or water in his occupation. Full text English Website www.lawsofindia.org