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Water Hyacinth Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
1909
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to make provision to prevent the introduction into, and dissemination in, Sri Lanka of the plant known as the Water Hyacinth.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Internal trade Planting material/seeds Plant production
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Ordinance rules the ban on importation, cultivation and growth of the Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) and rules for the immediate destruction of this plant on importation or if found out growing in the Country.

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