PLANT PROTECTION 11 of 1969 An Act to provide for the eradication of pests and diseases destructive to plants to prevent the introduction and spread of pests and diseases destructive to plants, and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto Short title and Commencement 1. This Act may be cited as the Plant Protection Act. Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--“board of inquiry” means a board of inquiry appointed under section 7; “container” means any case, package, pot, sack or other thing used as a container and includes any covering, wrapping or packing material; “disease” means any abnormal condition of a plant, communicable or believed to be communicable by the transfer of a causative agent or by the propagation of an affected plant; “growing medium” means a medium, including soil, capable of being used for the propagation or culture of plants; “host plant” means a plant capable of being the host of a pest; “infested area” means any area or place in which a pest exists; “injurious organism” means any organism or like agent including a virus which is ----(a) inimical to the growth or existence of living plants; (b) injurious to plants or plant products; or (c) capable of producing a disease; “inspector” means a person authorized in writing by the Minister to exercise the powers or perform the duties of an inspector under this Act; “invertebrate’’ means a living invertebrate animal organism in whatever stage of development it may be; “nursery” means land or premises where nursery stock is grown or cultivated; 2