Singapore legislation

Section 11

of Agricultural Pests Act

Section 11

Placing land in quarantine

(1)

Whenever the agricultural officer is of opinion that plants on any land are diseased, he may make an order placing that land or any part thereof in quarantine for such period as is prescribed by the order.

(2)

So long as an order of quarantine applies to any land no person shall remove any plant therefrom except with the permission and under and in accordance with the direction of an inspecting officer.

(3)

Any land placed in quarantine under subsection (1) shall continue in quarantine until the agricultural officer certifies that no plants thereon are diseased.