Section 10
Isolation of land
Whenever the Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of a State in Peninsular Malaysia or the State Minister charged with the
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responsibility for agriculture of Sabah or Sarawak, on the advice of the Director is of the opinion that any plants on any land are diseased he may make an order placing such land or any part thereof in isolation for such period as may be prescribed by the order and may at any time amend or revoke such order.
(2)
No person shall, without reasonable excuse, enter or leave any land to which an order made under subsection (1) refers and nothing shall be removed therefrom except in accordance with any directions issued by an Inspecting Officer.
(3)
Any owner or occupier of land which is placed in isolation by an order issued under subsection (1) may apply to an Inspecting
Officer to examine the land so placed under isolation with a view to obtaining amendment or revocation of the order and the Inspecting
Officer shall within seven days after receipt of such application visit and examine the said land and submit his findings and recommendations to the Director who shall then advise the Menteri
Besar, Chief Minister or the State Minister, as the case may be.
(4)
Any person who knowingly or without reasonable excuse commits a breach of of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.