Section 12

If it appears to the Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of a

State in Peninsular Malaysia or the State Minister charged with the responsibility for agriculture of Sabah or Sarawak or any Director as the case may be that the safety of plant cannot be properly ensured by the action directed to be taken under subsection (1), such Menteri Besar, Chief Minister, State Minister charged with the responsibility for agriculture or Director may forthwith direct an Inspecting Officer or any person to enter any specified land together with such other persons or with such instruments or things as may be necessary and to take or cause to be taken any specified action for the eradication, destruction or control of the dangerous pest, or the treatment of any plants or clearing of the land of any plants whether or not the dangerous pest is present on such land.

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The cost of, and all expenses incurred in such eradication, destruction, control, treatment or clearing as mentioned in subsections

and (2) shall be defrayed by the owner or occupier of the land whereon such eradication, destruction, control, treatment or clearing is carried out and where the cost and the expenses have been incurred by any person other than the owner or occupier such person may recover the cost and expenses from the owner or occupier.

Provisions as to compensation