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Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Preamble 1

Title: Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

State: Central

Year: 1914

THE DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS ACT, 1914 [Act, No. 2 of 1914] [3rd February, 1914] PREAMBLE An act to prevent the introduction into1[India]2[and the transport from one3[State] to another]4[* * *] of any insect, fungus or other pest, which is or may be destructive to crops. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for preventing the introduction into5[India]2[and the transport from one province to another]4[* * *]of any insect, fungus or other pest, which is or may be destructive to crops; It is hereby enacted as follows :- _________________________ 1. Substituted for Part A States and Part C States" by the Pan B Stales (Laws) Act. 1951 (3 of 1951). Section 3 and Schedule w.e.f.1-4-1951. 2. Inserted by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act. 1938 (6 of 1938). Section 2 w.e.f.12-3-1938. 3. Substituted for 'Province' by A.L.O., 1950. 4. Words "in British India" were repealed by A.C.A.O., 1948. 5. Substituted for "the territories comprised within Part A States and Pan C Slates (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the said territories) by the Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951) Section 3 and Schedule w.e.f.1-4-195l.

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Section 4A

Title: Power of Central Government to Regulate or Prohibit Transport from 2[State] of Insects or Articles Likely to Infect

State: Central

Year: 1914

1[4A. Power of Central Government to regulate or prohibit transport from2[State] of insects or articles likely to infect.- The Central Government may, by notification in the . Official Gazette, prohibit or regulate, subject to such conditions as the Central Government may impose, the export from a3[State] or the transportation from one3[State] to another3[State]2[* *] of any article or class of articles likely to cause infection to any crop or of insects generally or any class of insects.] _____________________________________ 1. Inserted by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act. 1938 (6 of 1938),Section 5 w.e.f. 12-3-1938. 2. The words "in British India" were omitted by A.C.A.O., 1948. 3. Substituted for 'Province' by A.L.O., 1950.

Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992 Preamble 1

Title: The Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992

State: Central

Year: 1992

THE DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 1992 [Act, No. 12 of 1992] [31st March, 1992] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Complete Act

Title: Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

State: Central

Year: 1914

Preamble1 - DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS ACT, 1914 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power of Central Government to regulate or prohibit the import of articles likely to infect Section4 - Operation of notification under Section 3 Section4A - Power of Central Government to regulate or prohibit transport from 2[State] of insects or articles likely to infect Section4B - Refusal to carry article of which transport is prohibited Section4C - Application of Section4B to articles exported to (he Stale of Jammu and Kashmir Section4D - Power of Central Government to make rules Section5 - Power of Slate Government to make rules Section5A - Penalties Section6 - Protection to persons acting under Act

Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992 Complete Act

Title: Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992

State: Central

Year: 1992

Preamble1 - THE DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 1992 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Amendment of section 3 of Act 2 of 1914 Section3 - Validation Section4 - Repeal and saving

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1914

.....case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.] SECTION 05: POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES ( 1 ) The27[State Government] may27[by notification in the official Gazette,]28[* * *] make rules for the detention, inspection, disinfection or destruction29[of any insect or class of insects or] of any article or class of articles30in respect of which a notification has been issued undersection 3-29[or undersection 4A-] or of any article which may have been in contact or proximity thereto, and for regulating the powers and duties of the officers whom it may appoint in this behalf. (2) In making any rule under this section the27[State Government] may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees. 31 [(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] SECTION 05A: PENALTIES Any person who knowingly exports any article or insect from a33[State] or transports any article or insect from one33[State] to another34[* *] in.....

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Section 3

Title: Power of Central Government to Regulate or Prohibit the Import of Articles Likely to Infect

State: Central

Year: 1914

.....a permit to import, or for making inspection, fumigation, disinfection, disinfestation or supervision of, any article or class of articles or any insect or class of insects under this Section.] ____________________________ 1. Substituted for "Governor-General in Council," "Gazette of India" and "he" by A.0., 1937. 2. Substituted for "the said territories" by the Part B States (Laws) Act. 1951 (3 of 1951).Section 3 and Schedule w.e.f 1-4-1951. 3. Inserted by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act, 1938 (6 of 1938). Section 4 w.e.f 12-3-1938. 4. Inserted by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act (12 of 1992). Section 2(w.r.e.f. 27-10-1989).

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1914

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, - (a) "crops" includes all agricultural or horticultural crops 1 [and all trees, bushes or plants]; (b) "import" means the bringing or taking by sea 2 [land or air] 3 [across any customsfrontier as defined by the Central Government]; [*]4 (c) "infection" means infection by any insect, fungus or other pest injurious to a crop; 5 [*] 6 [(d) * *. * * * * * ]. _________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "and trees or bushes" by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act. 1938 (6of 1938),Section 3 w.e.f.12-3-1938. 2. Substituted for "or land" by theDestructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act. 1930 (20 of 1930).Section 2. 3. Inserted by A.O.. 1937. 4. Word 'and' was repealed by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act. 1939 (3 of 1939). Section.1 w.e.f. 2-2-1939. 5. Word 'and' omitted by A.C.A.O.. 1948. 6. Clause (d) defining 'India ' inserted by Act 3 of 1951, was omitted by the Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act. 1956 (62 of 1956),Section 2 and Sch. w.e.f. l-l1-1956.

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Section 5A

Title: Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1914

1[5A. Penalties.- Any person who knowingly exports any article or insect from a2[State] or transports any article or insect from one2[State] to another3[* *] in contravention of a notification issued under Section4A, or attempts so to export or transport any article or insect4[* * *] and any person responsible for the booking of goods or parcels at a railway or inland steam vessel station who knowingly contravenes the provisions of Section 4B shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees and, upon any subsequent conviction with-fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by the Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act, 1938 (6 of 1938).Section 7 w.e.f. 12-3-1938. 2. Substituted for 'province' by A.L.O., 1950. 3. Words "in British India" were omitted by A.C.A.O.. 1948. 4. Words "or exports or attempts to export from India to the State of Jammu and Kashmir any article or insect in respect of which a notification under Section 4C has been issued" were omitted by the Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act. 1956 (62 of 1956),Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 1-11-1956.

Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992 Section 2

Title: Amendment of Section 3 of Act 2 of 1914

State: Central

Year: 1992

In section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- "(3) The Central Government may, by notification under this section, also levy and collect such fees at such and in such manner as may be specified therein for making an application for a permit to import, or for making inspection fumigation, disaffection, disinfestation or supervision of, any article or class of articles or any insect or class of insects under this section.".