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FT. (1) Any plant or soil which has undergone quarantine and treatment and which, after examination by an authorized officer, is certified by him to be free from disease and plant pest may, when all fees and inci- dental expenses have been duly paid, be removed from the quarantine ates on the issue by the Director of an authorized officer of a permit to removę the same.
(2) (a) Any plant or soil which is in a quarantine area and in respect of which a perauit to remove the same has been issued shall be removed by the owner within 7 days from the day on which the permit to remove was issued.
(6) If such plant or soil is not removed or remains unclaimed after a period of 7 days from the day on which the permit to reanave was issued, the Director or no authorized officer may direct that the plant or soil shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such manner as he thinks fit without liability for compensation. (3) (a) Where the Director or an authorized officer is satisfied that a plant or soil is discused and cannot be successfully treated he shall serve a notice on the owner thereof informing him of his intention to destroy such plant or soil.
(5) The Director or an authorized officer may alter 7 days of the service of the notice under paragraph (a) direct that the plant or soil shall be destroyed without liability for compensation.
(c) A notice under Paragraph (a) shall be in such form as may be specified by the Director and shall be deemed to be served on the owner if it is delivered to him personally or left for him at bis last known place of residence or business or sent by post in a letter addressed to him there,
18. The Crown, the Director and public officers shall not be liable-
(a) for any damage caused to any plant; or
(b) for the loss of any plant,
while the plant is being kept in, or being taken to or from, a quarantine area in accordance with this Part.
(6) any servant, employee or agent of any person referred to in
paragraph (2),
to furnish such information or take auch action as may be necessary to enable the authorized officer to exercise the powers conferred on him under this Ordinance.
(0) When a sample of any plant or soil has been taken by an au- thorized officer under subsection (ÍXe), the Director may, after examination and investigation, direct that the sample be returned to the owner or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Director thinks fit.
20. (1) An authorized officer may seize, remove and cause to be Seizure, sod destroyed without liability for compensation, any plant imported in con- disposal of travention of section 401).
(2) Subject to subsection (3), an authorized officer may seize without liability for compensation and remove any plant plant pest or soil which is imported in contravention of-
(a) any provision of this Ordinance other thau section 40: (b) any condition of a plant import licence; or
(c) any authorization issued by the Director under section 7 or 8(1). (3) An authorized officer who seizes and removes any plant, plant pest or soil under subsection (2) may either-
(a) cause it to be treated in such manner as he thinks fit and therc- aller, on payment to the Director of the appropriate prescribed fee, retum il to the person from whom be seized it; or
(6) without liability for compensation, destroy it or otherwise dispose
of it in such manner as he thinks fit.
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PART V
POWERS OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERY
(9. (1) An authorized officer may, for the purposes of this Ordinance
(a) require a plant import licence or any document which relates to the origin of any plant, plant pest of soil to be produced to him; (b) examine and take copies of a plant import licence or any docu-
ment referred to in paragraph (2)
(c) take without payment but subject to the issue of an official receipt, such sample of any plant or soil in respect of which any plant import licence has been issued as may be required by the Director for the purpose of examination and investigation;
(d) examine any plant or soil if he considers it necessary to do so to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance are being, or have been, complied with by any person in respect of that plant or soil.
(2) An authorized officer may require—
(a) any person to whom a plant import licence has been issued; and
PART VI
DECISIONS AND APPEALS
21. (1) The Governor may give much directions as he thinks it. Director and cither generally or in any particular case, with respect to the excrcise or borized
afficon to be perfomance by the Director or an authorized officer, of any powers or art i duties under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director and every authorized officer shall, in the exercise or performance of any powers or duties under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).
Gormor'a directions.
22. (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision, act or omission of the Appeas 10 Director or of any authorized officer, taken, donc or made in the cxercise the Governe. of any powers or the performance of any duties under this Ordinance may, within 14 days from the date when he was informed of the decision, act or omission or when the decision, act or omission became known to him (whichever is the later) or within such further period as the Governor may allow in any particular case, by notice in writing lodge an objection to the decision, act or omission with the Colanial Secretary.
(2) On consideration of an objection lodged in accordance with sub- section (1), the Governor may confirm, vary of reverse the decision, act or omission of the Director or authorized officer, or substitute therefor such other decision or make such other order as he think, fit.