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Formal Consolidation |  1994 RevEd
Power to take samples
37.—(1)  Any agricultural officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining the levels of pesticide residue or toxic chemical residue contained in any fresh fruit or vegetable, enter any premises, at all reasonable times, to take, without payment, any reasonable sample of fresh fruits and vegetables for analysis and detain the whole lot from which the sample is taken under normal storage conditions until a report of the result of the analysis is obtained.
(2)  Any report issued under subsection (1) which is signed by a Scientific Officer shall be admissible as conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein in any proceedings under this Act or any rules made thereunder.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 32 of 1998
Power to take samples for analysis
37.—(1)  An authorised officer may, for the purposes of ascertaining the presence of prohibited pesticide residue, and the levels of pesticide residue or toxic chemical residue, contained in any fresh fruit or vegetable, enter any premises at all reasonable times to take, without payment, any reasonable sample of fresh fruits and vegetables for analysis by an authorised analyst and detain the whole lot from which the sample is taken under normal storage conditions until a report of the result of the analysis is obtained.
(2)  A report of the result of an analysis which is signed by an authorised analyst shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act or any rules made thereunder and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the matters stated in the report.
[32/98 wef 08/01/1999]