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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.44Approval relating to embargoed goods or services
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### sec.44 Approval relating to embargoed goods or services
If an embargo notice relating to goods has been given, the owner of the goods or another person who has an interest in the goods may, in writing, ask the commissioner for approval to do any of the following—
supply the goods;
transfer, move, alter, destroy or otherwise interfere with the goods.
If an embargo notice relating to services has been given, the following persons may, in writing, ask the commissioner for approval to supply the services—
the person who would, but for the embargo notice, supply the services;
another person whose interests would be affected if the services were not supplied.
If a request for an approval is made under subsection (1) or (2) , the requested approval may be given, in writing, by the commissioner.
s 44 amd 1994 No. 36 s 2 sch ; 1997 No. 12 s 14
sub 2010 No. 54 s 18
(sec.44-ssec.1) If an embargo notice relating to goods has been given, the owner of the goods or another person who has an interest in the goods may, in writing, ask the commissioner for approval to do any of the following— supply the goods; transfer, move, alter, destroy or otherwise interfere with the goods.
(sec.44-ssec.2) If an embargo notice relating to services has been given, the following persons may, in writing, ask the commissioner for approval to supply the services— the person who would, but for the embargo notice, supply the services; another person whose interests would be affected if the services were not supplied.
(sec.44-ssec.3) If a request for an approval is made under subsection (1) or (2) , the requested approval may be given, in writing, by the commissioner.
- (a) supply the goods;
- (b) transfer, move, alter, destroy or otherwise interfere with the goods.
- (a) the person who would, but for the embargo notice, supply the services;
- (b) another person whose interests would be affected if the services were not supplied.