CHEMICAL USAGE (AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY) CONTROL ACT 1988 - SECT 18
Destruction of agricultural produce etc. at direction of chief executive
CHEMICAL USAGE (AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY) CONTROL ACT 1988 - SECT 18
Destruction of agricultural produce etc. at direction of chief executive
18 Destruction of agricultural produce etc. at direction of chief executive
(1) If the chief executive is notified by the standards officer that the
residue of a chemical is in or on—
(a) a portion or sample of any
agricultural produce, manufactured stock food or a product derived from a
trade species animal in an amount more than the maximum residue limit
prescribed for the produce, stock food or product; or
(b) a portion or sample
of any plants from which agricultural produce may be derived and the chief
executive forms the opinion that agricultural produce derived from the plants
is likely to have therein or thereon the residue of a chemical in an amount
more than the maximum residue limit prescribed for that produce; or
(c) a
portion or sample of a trade species animal from which a product may be
derived and the chief executive forms the opinion that the product is likely
to have in or on it the residue of a chemical in an amount more than the
maximum residue limit prescribed for the product; or
(d) a portion or sample
of any other substance and the chief executive forms the opinion that the
ordinary use of the substance is likely to result directly or indirectly in
any agricultural produce, manufactured stock food or a product derived from a
trade species animal having in or on it the residue of a chemical in an amount
more than the maximum residue limit prescribed for the produce, stock food or
product;
the chief executive may by notice in writing given to any person in
possession of the agricultural produce, manufactured stock food, plants, a
product derived from a trade species animal, or other substance from which the
portion or sample was taken, direct the person to cause it or them to be
destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, in the manner and within the time
specified in the notice.
(2) A person to whom a notice is given under
subsection (1) shall not use, destroy, dispose of or otherwise deal with the
substance to which the notice relates otherwise than as directed by the
notice.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —600 penalty
units.
Note—
This subsection is an executive liability provision—see section 30A.
