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Agricultural Pesticides

[1977 Ed.

Forfeiture.

Regulations.

(3) Any person who-

(a) wilfully obstructs an inspector or member of the Customs and Excise Service in the exercise of any power under section 15; (Amended, 46 of 1977, s. 18)

(b) refuses to allow any sample to be taken in accordance with

section 15(3);

(c) fails without reasonable excuse to produce any licence, permit or document, or to give any information, when re- quired to do so under section 15(3); or

(d) fails without reasonable excuse to obey a direction given by

the Director under section 13,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

18. (1) A magistrate may, on application by the Crown, order to be forfeited any agricultural pesticide, or any container containing an agricultural pesticide, with respect to which any offence under this Ordinance has been committed, whether or not any person has been convicted of such offence and upon the making of an order of for- feiture such agricultural pesticide or container shall be deemed to be the property of the Crown free from all rights of any person.

(2) In any proceedings under subsection (1), any statement or other indication of the nature of any agricultural pesticide written upon or indicated on the container, or on any box or other covering of whatever nature enclosing the agricultural pesticide or the con- tainer, shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a true description of the agricultural pesticide or of the contents of the container, as the case may be.

19. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation provide for-

(a) applications for registration of agricultural pesticides in- cluding the information to be supplied by applicants therefor:

(b) the imposition of conditions on registration in Part II of

the register;

(c) the cancellation and suspension for any period of regis-

tration;

(d) the form and contents of the register;

(e) the proof of matters relating to registration by the produc-

tion of certificates;

(ƒ) the issue of licences and permits including-

(i) the information to be supplied by applicants therefor;

(ii) the imposition of conditions thereof;

(iii) the cancellation and suspension for any period thereof;