Section 5
Presumption
ActIn forceProvision 5 of 14
Section 5
If any controlled plant is found growing on any land the owner and the occupier of the land shall be deemed to have permitted that plant to grow unless he proves —
(a)
that the plant was planted without his knowledge and consent; and
(b)
that on learning of the existence of the plant he forthwith effectually eradicated and destroyed it.