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Pesticides Act 1999
66Destruction of agricultural produce by authorised officer in default
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#### 66 Destruction of agricultural produce by authorised officer in default
66 Destruction of agricultural produce by authorised officer in default
> > (1) If a person fails to comply with a requirement of an order under section 65 to destroy any agricultural produce, the Environment Protection Authority may authorise an authorised officer to destroy the produce.
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> > (2) The authorised officer may—
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> > > (a) comply with the requirement to destroy the agricultural produce as if the authorised officer were the person to whom the requirement relates, and
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> > > (b) for the purpose of complying with that requirement, enter any premises on which the agricultural produce to which the requirement relates is situated.
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> > (3) Any expenses incurred by an authorised officer under this section may be recovered as a debt due to the Crown by the person to whom the requirement relates.