56Prohibition of sale of electrical articles

56 Prohibition of sale of electrical articles

(1)  If an authorised officer finds that electrical articles offered for sale are unsafe, or do not comply with the requirements of this Act, the authorised officer may, by written notice to the person who has the articles for sale, prohibit the sale of the articles.

(2)  [Section 56 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jun 2010] If the Secretary has reason to believe that electrical articles of a particular description are unsafe, or do not comply with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit the sale of the articles.

(3)  A person must not contravene a prohibition under this section.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  If a person contravenes a prohibition under this section, an authorised officer may seize and confiscate electrical articles subject to the prohibition in the possession of the person who contravened the prohibition.

(5)  [Section 56 Subsection (5) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jun 2010] Electrical articles seized and confiscated under this section become the property of the Crown and may be disposed of as directed by the Secretary.