95Inspection of premises

95 Inspection of premises (1) A chemical adviser who enters premises under section 94 may do any of the following: (a) inspect or examine the premises or a substance or thing found in or on the premises; (b) break open and search fixtures and fittings, furniture and furnishings or boxes, packages and other containers found in or on the premises; (c) take measurements of, or conduct tests relating to, the premises or a substance or thing found in or on the premises; (d) take photographs, films or audio, video or other recordings of the premises or a substance or thing found in or on the premises; (e) take and remove from the premises samples for analysis of a substance or thing found in or on the premises; (f) if the premises are a vehicle – subject to section 96, seize the vehicle; (g) subject to section 96, seize a substance or thing found in or on the premises; (h) take copies of or extracts from documents found in or on the premises; (i) require a person in or on the premises: (i) to answer questions or provide information; (ii) to make available documents kept on the premises; or (iii) to provide reasonable assistance to the chemical adviser relating to the exercise of his or her powers under this section;

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 61 (j) direct in writing a person apparently in charge of a machine or other equipment found in or on the premises not to operate the machine or other equipment until: (i) specified repairs have been made; or (ii) the machine or other equipment meets specified requirements; (k) direct in writing the occupier or a person apparently in charge of the premises: (i) to stop using a substance or thing found in or on the premises and to store it in a specified manner; or (ii) to use a substance or thing found in or on the premises in a specified way and in no other way, until the period specified in the direction or the extension in writing of that period (neither period exceeding 14 days) has expired; (l) direct in writing the occupier or a person apparently in charge of the premises not to remove a specified substance or thing found in or on the premises for the period (not exceeding 14 days) specified in the direction; (m) destroy or render harmless, or direct the occupier or a person apparently in charge of the premises to destroy or render harmless, a substance or thing found in or on the premises that poses, or is likely to pose, a threat to human health or safety. (2) After taking a sample under subsection (1)(e) or seizing a substance or thing under subsection (1)(f) or (g), a chemical adviser must give a receipt for the sample, substance or thing to: (a) the occupier or a person apparently in charge of the premises; or (b) the person who the chemical adviser reasonably believes had possession of the sample, substance or thing immediately before it was taken or seized.

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