[Sub-s. (4) substituted by s. 9 (e) of Act No. 59 of 2002.]
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(5) To the members of the appeal committee who are not in the full-time employment of the State shall
be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of
Finance, may determine.
(6) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Director-General may within the prescribed period and
in the prescribed manner make written representations with regard to such decision to the Minister.
[Sub-s. (6) substituted by s. 9 ( f ) of Act No. 59 of 2002.]
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(7) The Minister shall, after considering representations made in terms of subsection (6), confirm, set
aside or vary the decision of the Director-General.
[S. 24 amended by s. 23 of Act No. 65 of 1974, substituted by s. 11 of Act No. 94 of 1991 and by s. 15
of Act No. 90 of 1997 and amended by s. 9 (a) of Act No. 59 of 2002. Sub-s. (7) added by s. 9 (g) of Act
No. 59 of 2002.]
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25. Privileges of council and committees.—The council or a committee appointed under section 9
(1), 22G (1) or 24 (1) or any member of the council or of any such committee shall not be liable in
respect of anything done in good faith under this Act.
[S. 25 substituted by s. 32 of Act No. 88 of 1996 and by s. 10 of Act No. 59 of 2002.]
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26. Inspectors.—(1) The Director-General may authorize such persons as inspectors, as he may
consider necessary for the proper enforcement of this Act.
[Sub-s. (1) substituted by s. 10 of Act No. 17 of 1979.]
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(2) Every inspector shall be furnished with a certificate signed by the Director-General and stating that
he has been authorized as an inspector under this Act.
[Sub-s. (2) substituted by s. 1 of Act No. 19 of 1976.]
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(3) An inspector shall, before he exercises or performs any power or function under this Act, produce
and exhibit to any person affected hereby, the certificate referred to in subsection (2).
[S. 26 substituted by s. 24 (1) of Act No. 65 of 1974.]
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27. Analysts, pharmacologists and pathologists.—The Director-General may grant such authority
to such analysts, pharmacologists and pathologists as he may consider necessary for the proper
enforcement of this Act.
[S. 27 substituted by s. 25 (1) of Act No. 65 of 1974 and by s. 11 of Act No. 17 of 1979.]
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28. Powers of inspectors.—(1) An inspector may, at all reasonable times—
(a)
enter upon—
(i)
any place or premises from which—
(aa)
a person authorized under this Act to compound or dispense medicines or scheduled
substances;
(bb)
the holder of a licence as contemplated in section 22C (1) (b);
(cc)
the holder of a certificate of registration of a medicine,
conducts business;
(ii)
any place, premises, vessel or aircraft if he or she suspects on reasonable grounds
that an offence in terms of this Act has been or is being committed thereon or therein or that an attempt
has been made or is being made to commit such an offence thereon or therein; or
(iii)
any private dwelling, with the consent of the occupier or under the authority of a
warrant issued in terms of subsection (5) or without a warrant in terms of subsection (6);
(b)
inspect any medicine or scheduled substance, any book, record or documents that the
inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains any information relevant to the administration or
enforcement of this Act;
(c)
seize any book record, documents or medicine or scheduled substance or take so
many samples of any such medicine or scheduled substance as he or she may consider necessary for
the purpose of testing, examination or analysis in terms of this Act.
[Sub-s. (1) amended by s. 26 (a) of Act No. 65 of 1974 and by s. 16 of Act No. 90 of 1997 and
substituted by s. 11 (a) of Act No. 59 of 2002.]
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(2) Any sample taken in terms of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) shall be taken in accordance with the
prescribed methods and in the presence of the person who is in charge of such medicine or Scheduled
substance, or if there is no such person or if he is absent for any reason, in the presence of any other
witness, shall forthwith be packed and sealed and suitably labelled or marked in such manner as its