57Seizure of chemical products and agricultural produce

57 Seizure of chemical products and agricultural produce

(1) An authorised officer may seize—

S. 57(1)(a) amended by No. 73/1994 s. 52(1)(a).

(a) any chemical product, fertiliser or stock food, if he or she is satisfied that the sale or use of the chemical product, fertiliser or stock food is prohibited; and

(b) any agricultural produce, if he or she is satisfied that a requirement of a contaminated produce notice has not been complied with in respect of that agricultural produce; and

(c) any stock, if he or she is satisfied—

(i) that a requirement of a contaminated stock notice has not been complied with in respect of that stock; or

(ii) that the stock has been abandoned and is likely to be contaminated.

S. 57(2) amended by No. 73/1994 s. 52(1)(b).

(2) An authorised officer who has seized any chemical product, fertiliser, stock food, agricultural produce or stock under subsection (1) may destroy or otherwise deal with it.

S. 57(3) amended by Nos 73/1994 s. 52(1)(b), 22/2022 s. 19.

(3) An authorised officer may recover from the owner of the chemical product, fertiliser, stock food or agricultural produce in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt the reasonable costs incurred in acting under subsection (1) or (2).

S. 58 (Heading) inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 20(1).