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24 (1) A seed inspector may, for any of the purposes of this Act, and at all reasonable times,
(a)
enter upon any land, ~Iding, premises or vehicle at or in which there is
reasonable cause to believe that any prescribed seed or restricted seed is being
stored, sold or transported for sale in contravention of this Act, or is being
packed in packages or other containers which are marked or labeled, or are
being marked or labeled, with any description, mark or date in contravention of
this Act, and;
(b)
may without liability for any payment to any person whosoever, take samples of
the seed found therein, and;
(c)
the owner of the land, building premises or vehicle, or his agent or the person in
custody or control thereof shall on demand furnish to the seed inspector a
statement in writing containing such particulars with respect to the seed as may
be required by the seed inspector, who;
(d)
further, may seize and remove there from and detain any prescribed seed or
restricted seed or any .package or container or any label, stamp or device for
marking, stamping or labeling, or any book, record or document found therein,
which would afford evidence of a contravention of this Act.
(2) Every seed inspector shall, on demand by the owner, or the person having custody of
such land, building, premises, plant or vehicle, produce his[or her] authority to enter upon
such land, building premises, plant or vehicle.
(3) Any seed inspector who has seized and detained any item or thing pursuant to the
authority under subsection (1), shall give to the person from whom such item or thing was
seized a receipt for the seizure and detention thereof signed by such seed inspector.
(4) Any prosecution for an offence arising from the findings of an inspection conducted
under subsection (1) shall be instituted only with the consent of the Chief Public
Prosecutor; and in the event of the Controller of Seeds being advised in writing by the
Chief Public Prosecutor that no prosecution should be instituted, then any item or thing
seized in the course of the inspe~ion shall be returned to the owner thereof or to the
person from whose custody it was taken within ten days from the date of the receipt by the
Controller of Seeds of such advice.
25 Any person who (a) obstructs or impedes a seed inspector in the due exercise of his[or her] powers
under this Act; or
(b) refuses to furnish to a seed inspector, on request, any particulars of information to
which the seed inspector is entitled under th1s Act; or
(c) willfully or recklessly gives to s seed inspector or an authorized officer any false or
misleading particulars or information with respect to any fact or matter to which the seed
inspector in entitled under this Act,
shall be guilty of an offence.
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