Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)8. Powers of Minister |
| (1) | The Minister may out of moneys appropriated by Parliament for that purpose do any act on or with respect to any land that he considers necessary in order to— |
| (a) | combat flying locusts, voetgangers and red-billed quelea, and destroy eggs of flying locusts; |
[Section 8(1)(a) substituted by section 7(a) of Act No. 18 of 1989]
| (b) | carry out the provisions of a control measure or an order where the user of land concerned refuses or neglects to do so; |
| (c) | release on or remove from any land any pathogen, insect or exotic animal imported in terms of section 3 (5) ; |
| (d) | further the objects of this Act. |
| (2) | The Minister may authorize any person to perform at the expense of such person and subject to the control of the Minister, the acts referred to in subsection (1) (a) and (b), and such person shall have no recourse against the State for any expenses so incurred. |
[Section 8(2) inserted by section 7(b) of Act No. 18 of 1989]
| (3) | Any act referred to in subsection (1)(a) may be performed by a person referred to in subsection (2) on land forming part of a park or the parks as defined in section (1) of the National Parks Act, 1976 (Act No. 57 of 1976), only after having obtained the consent of the National Parks Board of Trustees established under section 5(1) of the said Act, or any officer or employee of such board authorized thereto by the board. |
[Section 8(3) inserted by section 7(b) of Act No. 18 of 1989]