Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 (1949 c. 55)
- Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 (1949 c. 55)
- Part I Rats and Mice
- 1 Local authorities for the purposes of Part I.
- 2 Duties of local authorities.
- 3 Obligation of occupiers of land to notify local authority of rats and mice.
- 4 Power of local authority to require action.
- 5 Remedies for failure to comply with notice under s. 4.
- 6 Additional powers of local authorities in relation to groups of premises.
- 7 Recovery of expenses under s. 5 or s. 6.
- 8 Provisions as to threshing and dismantling of ricks.
- 9 Power of local authority to require information as to interests in land.
- 10 Authentication of documents, service of notices, etc.
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- 12 Powers of Minister with respect to functions of local authorities.
- Part II Infestation of Food
- 13 Obligation of certain undertakers to give notice of occurrence of infestation.
- 14 Power of Minister to give directions to certain undertakers for preventing or mitigating infestation.
- 15 Appeal against directions under s. 14.
- 16 Powers of Minister in case of failure to comply with directions.
- 17 Offences against Part II.
- 18 Power of Minister to delegate to local authorities.
- Part III Supplemental
- 19 Control of methods of destruction of pests, &c.
- 20 Amendment of Agriculture Act, 1947.
- 21 Regulations.
- 22 Powers of entry.
- 23 Application to shipping and aircraft.
- 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 25 Compensation of officers.
- 26 Legal proceedings.
- 27 Financial provisions.
- 28 Interpretation.
- 29 Application to Northern Ireland.
- 30 Short title, repeal and commencement.
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