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If it appears to the State Government that any disease, pest, parasite or weed is injurious to plants in any area and that it is necessary to take measures to eradicate such disease, pest, parasite or weed or to prevent its introduction, spread or reappear- ance, it may, by notification published in the Official Gazette,— (a) declare such area to be an affected area for the purposes of this Act for such period as may be specified in the notification; (b) declare such disease, pest, parasite or weed to be a plant disease, insert pest, plant parasite or noxious weed in respect of such area; The West Beugal Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1968, 22 of 1968.] (c) prohibit or restrict the movement or removal of any plant, earth, soil or manure from or into such area; (d) prohibit the plantation or growing in such area of any plant which is likely to be injurious to other plants; (e) direct that such other preventive or remedial measures shall be carried out in such area as the Principal Agricultural Officer may consider necessary to eradicate or prevent the introduction, spread or reappearance of, any plant disease; insect pest, plant parasite or noxious weed.