Singapore legislation

Section 8

of Agricultural Pests Act

Section 8

Enforcement of the action directed

(1)

If any owner or occupier of land and premises on whom a notice under section 6 has been served fails to comply therewith within such time as is stated in the notice for the performance of the acts thereby required to be done, the inspecting officer may, subject to any order made under section 7 by the supervising committee, enter upon the land to which the notice refers and may cause to enter thereon such persons with such instruments and things as are necessary and may proceed to perform and do thereon all acts and things required by the notice to be performed or done, and the cost thereof shall be recoverable from that owner or occupier by the agricultural officer, or any person authorised in that behalf by the agricultural officer, by civil suit.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall affect the liability of any person to prosecution and punishment under section 9.