74Powers of chief executive officer

74 Powers of chief executive officer (1) The chief executive officer has all the powers of an inspector under this Act and the regulations. S. 74(2) substituted by No. 98/1997 (2) The chief executive officer may, by notice in writing— (a) direct the owner, operator, licensee or manager of a meat processing facility to remove any animals or meat from the facility; or (b) prohibit the owner, operator, licensee or manager of a meat processing facility from using the facility for a specified purpose; or (c) prohibit the owner, operator or licensee of a vehicle from using, or allowing the use of, the vehicle as a meat transport vehicle; or (d) prohibit a person from using, or allowing the use of, meat transport vehicles. S. 74(3) substituted by No. 98/1997 (3) The chief executive officer may only issue the notice if he or she— (a) has considered a report from an inspector on the subject matter of the notice; and (b) considers it appropriate to issue the notice in the interests of public health. S. 74(4) substituted by No. 98/1997 (4) Subsections (2)(c) and (d)— (a) apply regardless of whether or not any vehicle that a prohibition applies to is licensed under this Act or any other Act; but (b) only apply to the use of a vehicle as a meat transport vehicle in circumstances in which the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed for that purpose. S. 74(5) substituted by No. 98/1997 (5) A notice takes effect on being served on the person to whom it is directed. S. 74(6) inserted by No. 98/1997 (6) A person to whom a notice is directed must comply with the notice. S. 74(7) inserted by No. 98/1997 (7) The chief executive officer may specify in the notice that it is to cease to apply if one or more specified conditions are met. S. 74(8) inserted by No. 98/1997 (8) The chief executive officer may amend or revoke a notice ("the earlier notice") at any time by serving written notice of the amendment or revocation on the person to whom the earlier notice was directed (or on any agent or successor of that person). S. 74A inserted by No. 98/1997 s. 22.