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Control of Plants Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Prohibited Plants
20. Eradication and destruction of prohibited plants
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Last amended by an amending law of 2019.
(1)
Any prohibited plant cultivated in contravention of any order made under section 17 may be eradicated and destroyed by the Director-General or any person acting under his or her authority.
prohibited plant
Defined · s 2
“prohibited plant” means any plant prohibited under section 17;
(2)
The cost of such eradication and destruction is recoverable from the owner or occupier of the land on which the prohibited plant was planted or permitted to grow or from the person who planted it, as a debt due to the Board.
owner
Defined · s 2
“owner”, in relation to any land, includes every lessee or tenant of the land;