27Destruction or other disposal of seized food

27 Destruction or other disposal of seized food Notwithstanding anything in sections 25 and 26, where an authorized officer has seized any food under this Act and— S. 27(a) amended by No. 95/1986 s. 10. (a) the owner of the food or the person in whose possession the food was at the time of seizure consents to the destruction or other disposal thereof; or (b) the food is in the opinion of the authorized officer decayed, deteriorated or putrefied— the authorized officer— (c) may destroy or otherwise dispose of the food; or (d) if the owner of the food or the person in whose possession the food was at the time of seizure so requests, may permit the owner or, as the case may be, that person to destroy or otherwise dispose of the food subject to such reasonable conditions as the authorized officer stipulates. S. 28 amended by No. 95/1986 s. 11.