Destructive Insects and Substances Act 1880 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ARNO QUADRAGESTMO QUARTO

VICTORIE REGLNLE

No. 5

An Act for preventing the introduction of Insects or of

Matter destructive to Vegetation.

[Assented to 6th September, 1880.

the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :— BE it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia

and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of

1. The Governor in Executive Council may, from time to time, rower to

make such orders as he may think expedient for preventing the intro- m GorrendrotiRta rs for

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preventing (-Motion into Western Australia of insects or of matter destructive or

etroduction of prejudicial to vegetation. Any such order may prohibit or regulateinsects, or of

matter destine- the landing in or other introduction into Western Australia of any tiveor prejudicial tree, shrub,plant, or any portion thereof, or any substance, or anyto vegetation

other article, whether vegetable or mineral, from any place out of Western Australia, the landing or other introduction whereof may appear to the Governor in Council likely to introduce any such insect or matter into Western Australia ; and may direct or authorise the destruction of any such tree, shrub, plant, substance, or article, if landed or introduced, or found on board of any ship or vessel within the limits of any port or harbour of Western Australia, and of any letter, package, or covering in which the same may be found or be reasonably suspected to have been. If any person land, or introduce, or attempt to laud or introduce any article in contravention of any order under this Act such articles shall be liable to be forfeited in like manner as goods the importation whereof is prohibited by the Acts relating to the Customs are liable to be forfeited, and the person so offending shall be liable according to those Acts to such penalties as are imposed on persons importing or attempting to import goods, the importation of which is prohibited by those Acts.

Publication of 2. Every order of the Governor in Executive Council shall be

orders	published in the Government Gazette.'
Orders to he laid	3. Every order under this Act shall be laid before the Legislative Council within ten days after the making thereof, if the Council is then sitting ; and if not, then within ten days after the next sitting of the Legislative Council.
before Council
Expenses of Act	4. The expenses of the execution of this Act shall be paid out of the General Revenue of the Colony.
Shortening Or.	5. Sections E, F, G, and II of the Shortening Ordinance, 1853,' shall be incorporated with and taken to form part of this Act to all intents and purposes, and in as full and complete a manner as if the said sections had been introduced and fully set forth herein.
dinance

Short, title 6. This Act may be cited as the Destructive Insects and Substances

Act, 1880.'

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON,

GOVERNOR.