Statutory Instrument 83/1942 .. in force 12 December 1942
It Is Hereby Declared that the disease known as Panama Disease is not a notifiable disease within the meaning of the Plant Protection Act.
PREVENTION OF SPREAD OF
Every banana plant infected by Panama Disease, also called Banana Wilt, shall be cut down and shall be chopped into very small pieces and sprinkled with an approved gas oil (Banana “Killer” Oil). The underground stem or root of the plant shall not be dug up, but shall be sprinkled with a layer of oil over the whole root. Suckers or offsets, not killed by the oil application, shall not be removed for replanting.