Prohibition
of posses- aton of
4. (1) The Director or any person authorized by him in that behalf may, in his absolute discretion, issue to any person agricultural a permit in writing to have in his possession any agricultural
poison without permit.
Method of disposal
poison.
(2) Every permit in writing issued under this regulation shall be given a serial number and any such permit may contain such conditions as the issuing authority may think necessary or expedient to impose and any such permit may be revoked by the issuing authority at any time.
(3) No person shall, on or after the 15th day of August, 1955, have in his possession or custody or under his control any agricultural poison unless he is in possession of a permit issued under this regulation.
(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (3) of this regulation or any condition of a permit issued under this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
8. (1) Any person who on the coming into operation of these regulations has in his possession or custody or under his control any agricultural poison shall before the 15th day of agricultural August, 1955, dispose thereof by either
before the appointed
day of
poison in
possession
at date of
commence- ment.
Disposal by holders of permits.
(a) delivery to the Director; or
(b) direct export from the Colony to a consignee outside
the Colony,
(2) Paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to any person to whom a permit is granted under regulation 4.
(3) Upon delivery of any agricultural poison to the Director in accordance with paragraph (1) of this regulation the same shall be deemed to be the property of the Crown free from the rights of any person.
(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
6. The holder of a permit issued under regulation 4 may at any time during the validity of such permit dispose of the agricultural poison to which it relates by direct export from the Colony to a consignee outside the Colony.
7. (1) The Director may authorize any public officer to Inspections be an inspector for the purposes of these regulations.
(2) Any such inspector shall, for the purpose of enforcing these regulations, have power-
(a) at all reasonable times to enter the premises of any registered pharmacist, any authorized seller of poisons and any person who is the holder of a permit under regulation 4 of these regulations;
(b) at any time to enter any place or vessel in which he has reason to suspect that an offence against these regu- lations has been committed;
(c) to make such examination and inquiry and to do such other things, including the taking on payment therefor of samples, as may be necessary for the purposes of inspection;
(d) to seize and detain any agricultural poison or anything which he reasonably suspects to be an agricultural poison.
(3) Any person who wilfully resists or obstructs an inspector in the exercise of his powers under paragraph (2) of this regula- tion, or who refuses to allow any sample to be taken in accordance with the provisions thereof, or who fails without reasonable excuse to give any information which he is duly required to give there- under, shall be guilty of an offence.
and en- forcement.
8. (1) A magistrate, on application made on behalf of the Forfeiture. Crown, shall order that any agricultural poison with respect to which any offence against these regulations has been committed, and any agricultural poison found in any place or vessel without any apparent owner, shall be forfeited to the Crown, whether or not any person has been convicted of any offence.
(2) Upon the making of an order of forfeiture under this regulation, the agricultural poison to which such order relates shall be deemed to be the property of the Crown free from the rights of any person.
D.
Any person who commits an offence against these Penalty. regulations shall be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars and imprisonment for twelve months and in the case of a continuing