State Act

THE PUDUCHERRY PLANT DISEASES AND PESTS ACT, 1970

2. Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -- (a) “affected area” means any area declared as such under section 3; (b) “competent authority” means the officer appointed by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act; (c) “Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the president under article 239 of the Constitution; (d) “Inspecting Officer” means an Inspecting Officer appointed under section 4; (e)“noxious weed” means any weed declared as such under section 3; (f) “Occupier” means person having for the time being the right of occupation of any land, water or premises, or his authorised agent, or any person in actual occupation of the land, water or premises; (g) “Official Gazette” means La Gazette de L’Etat de Puducherry; (h) “Plant” includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes or herbs and also includes the seeds, fruits, leaves, trunks, roots, barks or cutting or any other part, of a plant; (i) “Plant disease” means any disease caused to a plant by fungoid, bacteria, virus, parasite or any other organism declared as such under section 3; (j) “Plant parasite” means any plant or animal carrying on its existence, wholly or in part, on agricultural crop, plant, tree, bush or herb and declared as such under section 3; (k)“Plant pest” means any insect or animal, whether vertebrate or tebrate, declared as such under section 3 and includes any animal organism; (1) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.