Termites Ordinance, 1957

ST HELENA REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS, 2017 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TERMITES ORDINANCE, 19571 Ordinance 3 of 1957 In force 26 March 1957 No amendments to 1 November 2017 No subsidiary legislation to 1 November 2017 ____________________ TERMITES ORDINANCE, 1957 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title and application 2. Interpretation 3. Removal of materials into or between areas 4. Removal of materials attacked by termites prohibited 5. Areas defined 6. Schedule may be varied 7. Penalties Schedule: Defined areas AN ORDINANCE to provide for the control and spread of infestation by termites or white ants. Short title and application 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Termites Ordinance, 1957. Interpretation 2. In this Ordinance, “organic matter” means dung, farmyard manure, compost, flax waste, grass or other vegetable matter in process of decomposition. 1 Under section 10 of the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1999 this text is authoritative and is the sole authentic edition in respect of the law contained in it as at 1 November 2017. 2 Removal of materials into or between areas 3. (1) No organic matter, soil, firewood or wood posts may be removed into the Levelwood, Sandy Bay, or Blue Hill areas from outside those areas, or from one of those areas into another, except with a written permit issued by the Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (2) A permit under subsection (1) may only be granted after the Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources or his or her duly authorised representative has inspected the material referred to in that subsection and satisfied himself or herself that it is to the best of his or her belief free from infestation by termites. Removal of materials attacked by termites prohibited 4. No lumber, wood, furniture or other materials which have at any time been attacked by termites may be removed into the Levelwood, Sandy Bay or Blue Hill areas from outside, or from one of those areas into another. Areas defined 5. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the Levelwood, Sandy Bay and Blue Hill areas are the areas respectively defined in the Schedule. Schedule may be varied 6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council may by order vary the limits of any area defined in the Schedule. (2) No area may be removed from the Schedule and from the operation of this Ordinance unless the Governor in Council is satisfied that the area has become infested by both the drywood and the dampwood termites present in the Island. Penalties 7. A person who contravenes a provision of this Ordinance commits an offence. Penalty: A fine of £25. SCHEDULE (Section 5) DEFINED AREAS Levelwood Area 1. The area bounded on the west by a straight line from Halley’s Mount to Diana’s Peak thence by a straight line to Long Range thence by a straight line to Long Range Point; on the north by a line from Halley’s Mount crossing the road at the Hutt’s Gate Mill and thence down the middle of Fishers Valley to the sea but excluding Hutt’s Gate Mill and its adjoining Paddocks; on the south and east by the sea. 3 Sandy Bay Area 2. The area bounded on the east by a straight line from Halley’s Mount to Diana’s Peak thence in a straight line to Long Range, thence in a straight line to Long Range Point; on the north by the central ridge from Diana’s Peak to High Peak and on the west by a line from High Peak following the road to the picquet house at Thompson’s Wood, thence in a straight line to Castle Rock Point; on the south by the sea. Blue Hill Area 3. The area bounded on the east by a line from High Rock following the road to the picquet house at Thompson’s Wood and thence by a straight line to Castle Rock Point; on the north by a straight line from High Peak to the head of Swanley Valley, thence down the middle of Swanley Valley to the sea; on the west and south by the sea. ___________________________