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Food Act 2003
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38 Power of seizure
38 Power of seizure
An authorised officer may seize any food, or any vehicle, equipment, package or labelling or advertising material, or any other thing at all, that the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds—
(a) is evidence that an offence under this Act or the regulations has been or is being committed, or
(b) does not comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations, or, in the case of food, is labelled or packaged in a way that does not comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations.