sec.713When drug matter may be destroyed

### sec.713 When drug matter may be destroyed The commissioner may destroy drug matter to which a destruction notice relates if the person given the destruction notice does not name an independent analyst to analyse a representative sample within the time stated in the destruction notice or under 712. Also, if the commissioner makes a representative sample of drug matter available to an independent analyst under section 712 (1) , the commissioner may destroy the drug matter from which the representative sample was made available at the end of 10 business days after the day the commissioner made the representative sample available to the independent analyst. However, if, within the 5 business days after the independent analyst completes the analysis, the person to whom the destruction notice is given gives to the commissioner a written notice disputing the analysis in the analyst’s certificate, the commissioner must not destroy the drug matter until any proceeding for the offence to which the analyst’s certificate relates is finally decided. This section does not limit section 707 (3) or 733 . s 713 ins 2006 No. 26 s 74 amd 2009 No. 30 s 46 (sec.713-ssec.1) The commissioner may destroy drug matter to which a destruction notice relates if the person given the destruction notice does not name an independent analyst to analyse a representative sample within the time stated in the destruction notice or under 712. (sec.713-ssec.2) Also, if the commissioner makes a representative sample of drug matter available to an independent analyst under section 712 (1) , the commissioner may destroy the drug matter from which the representative sample was made available at the end of 10 business days after the day the commissioner made the representative sample available to the independent analyst. (sec.713-ssec.3) However, if, within the 5 business days after the independent analyst completes the analysis, the person to whom the destruction notice is given gives to the commissioner a written notice disputing the analysis in the analyst’s certificate, the commissioner must not destroy the drug matter until any proceeding for the offence to which the analyst’s certificate relates is finally decided. (sec.713-ssec.4) This section does not limit section 707 (3) or 733 .