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[Sub-s. (4) substituted by s. 9 (e) of Act No. 59 of 2002.] Wording of Sections (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.] Wording of Sections (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.] Wording of Sections 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.] Wording of Sections 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.] Wording of Sections (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.] Wording of Sections (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.] Wording of Sections 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.] Wording of Sections 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.] Wording of Sections (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

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