Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1929

Construction of certain words.

2.—(1) The word “insect” when used in the Principal Act, the Act of 1907, or this Act shall, in addition to the meanings assigned to it by the Principal Act as amended by the Act of 1907, include bacteria and other vegetable or animal organisms and any agent causative of a transmissible crop disease.

(2) The word “crop” when used in the Principal Act, the Act of 1907, or this Act shall, in addition to the meanings assigned to it by the Principal Act as amended by the Act of 1907, include seed, plant, and any part of a seed or a plant.