1996 ED]
PLANT PROTECTION ACT
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been served on the owner and occupier of the land for the purposes of
the subsection.
(3) Where an owner or occupier of land on whom notice has
been or deemed to have been served under this section fails to comply
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the requirclucnt of the notice::, the Director may enter upon the
land and perform the treatment and carry out the measures together
with such other measures as are reasonably necessary for the purpose
of complying WIth the notice.
(A) The owner or occupier or both the owner and the occupier of
the land referred
to in subseotion (3) shall. in addition to any other
penalty under this Act. be liable for all reasonable expenses incurred
by the Director under the subsection and the amount so incurre d may
be recovered from the owner or occupier or both owner and occupier
as a debt due to the Republic.
PART IV ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
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10.(1) An inspector may. for the purpose of ensuring compliance
with this Act
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(a) require a person to produce for the purposes of
paragraph (e) any plant material, pest, beneficial
mglluislIl. soil or "".ociated packaging;
(b) without a warrant. search a person. baggage, parcel.
package or conveyance where the inspector has
is not
reasonable ground for believing that this Act
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being complied with;
(c) require a person to produce in respect of a plant
material, pest, beneficial organism, soil or
associated packaging a permit, certificate,
authorisation or other document required under this
Act;
(d) WIthout a warrant, enter and inspect
any land,
building or other premises where the inspector has
reasonable ground for believing that this Act is not
being complied with;
(e) whether or not there is in its respect a permit or
phytosanitary certificate, inspect, examin", analy..,
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