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Destruction of trees or plants in execution of remedial or preventive \ m.easurss and compensation therefor.-(1) If in carrying out any prescnbed remedial or preventive measures under section 6 or sectiOn 8 or sectiOn 9 the mspectmg officer destroys or causes to be destroyed- (a) any tree wh1eh IS mfected with the msect pest or plant disease, or (b) any plants, not being trees, some or all of whiCh are affected by the insect pest or plant disease but which are grown so closely together that it is not ordmanly practicable to treat "each plant individually, or (c) any plants including trees wh1ch, though not so infected, have, in his opimon, become liable to such mfectwn, he shall within fifteen days of the destructiOn of the trees or plants serve a notice in wntmg on the occupier statmg partiCulars of the trees and plants destroyed and h1s estimate of their value (2) When any trees or plants are destroyed as aforesaid, the occupier shall be entitled to compensatiOn as follows·- for a tree destroyed under sub.sectwn (l), clause (a)- not exceed- mg one-half the value thereof; 0 0 )> • • 63 for plants destroyed under sub-sectron (I), clause (b)- not ex<'cccl- ing two-thirds the value thereof, ' for plants destroyed under sub-section (I), clause (c)-theil full value: Provided that no compensation shall be payable for cotton plunts the destruction of which has been prescnbed in order to eradicate or prevent the introductiOn or re-appearance of any insect pest. (3) For the purposes of this section, value shall mean the valno of the tree or plant at the time of its destructio".