58Minister may make stop work order

#### 58 Minister may make stop work order 58 Minister may make stop work order > > (1) If the Minister is of the opinion that any plantation operations on a plantation are being or are about to be carried out in contravention of this Act or the Code, the Minister may, by notice in writing given to the owner or manager of the plantation, order the owner or manager not to carry out the plantation operations concerned. > > > (2) The order— > > > > > (a) takes effect immediately (or from a later date specified in the notice), and > > > > > (b) is subject to such conditions as the Minister may specify in the notice. > > > (3) The Minister may vary or revoke the order or the conditions of the order by further notice in writing given to the owner or manager of the plantation. > > > (4) An order under this section remains in force until whichever of the following happens first— > > > > > (a) the order is revoked by the Minister, > > > > > (b) the period (if any) for which the order is expressed in the notice to be in force ends, > > > > > (c) the period of 2 years from the day on which the order took effect ends. > > > (5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with an order in force under this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units and in addition, in the case of a continuing offence, 100 penalty units for each day the offence continues. > > > (6) The Minister is not required, before making, varying or revoking an order under this section, to notify any person who may be affected by the order. > > **s 58:** Am 2010 No 90, Sch 1 \[24\] \[25\].