Noxious Weeds Act, 1936

Noxious weeds.

2.—(1) Whenever the Minister is satisfied that plants of any particular species or variety growing, or in the opinion of the Minister likely to become established, in any area are in that area noxious weeds, the Minister may make an order declaring such plants to be noxious weeds in that area as specified in such order.

(2) The area specified in any order made under this section may comprise the whole or any part of Saorstát Eireann and may be one continuous area or two or more separate non-contiguous areas.

(3) Whenever the Minister makes an order under this section he may by a subsequent order revoke or amend such order.

(4) Whenever an order made under this section is for the time being in force any plants which are by such order declared to be noxious weeds in the area to which such order relates shall for the purposes of this Act be noxious weeds in that area.

(5) Every order made by the Minister under this section shall be laid before Dáil Eireann as soon as may be after it is made, and if a resolution annulling such order is passed by Dáil Eireann within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which Dáil Eireann has sat after such order is so laid before Dáil Eireann, such order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under such order.