24A Inspection for quality control
An officer or authorised person may during business hours enter any premises
registered under this Act and(a)
open any container found at or on the premises which the officer or
authorised person believes on reasonable grounds contains any propagating
material;
(b)
examine the propagating material and take samples thereof; and
(c)
require the owner or occupier to produce for inspection, or for the purpose
of obtaining copies or extracts, any books, labels, shipping bills, bills of
lading or other documents or papers with respect to the administration of
this Act
[S. 24A inserted by s. 20 of Act 25 of 1996.]
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Power to enter premises, carry out inspections, take samples and seize certain
articles
(1) An officer in the department referred to in section 3 (3) (a) or authorised person
may, on the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (3), at any reasonable time(a)
enter and inspect any place, premises or vehicle in or upon which any plant,
propagating material, substance or other article in respect of which this Act
applies, is or is upon reasonable grounds suspected to be produced,
reproduced, bred, cultivated, processed, treated, prepared, tested, examined,
analysed, classified, prepackaged, marked, labelled, held, kept, packed,
removed, transported, exhibited or sold;
(b)
direct a person in control of or employed at such place, premises or vehicle
to-
(c)
(i)
deliver any book, record or other document that pertains to that plant,
propagating material, substance or other article and which is in the
possession or under the control of that person;
(ii)
furnish the information he or she has with regard to that plant,
propagating material, substance or other article;
(iii)
render the assistance the office or authorized person requires to
enable him or her to perform his or her functions under this Act;
inspect any book, record or other document and make copies thereof or
excerpts therefrom;