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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS CONTROL ACT 2004 (NO. 45 OF 2004) - SECT 22

Authorised officer may give directions
(1)  As the result of or during an inspection under section 20 , an authorised officer may give written directions to a permit holder or a person who is apparently in charge of the premises or area inspected or being inspected.
(2)  Without limiting the directions that may be given under subsection (1), those directions may include directions requiring the permit holder or person apparently in charge to take any action or measures to ensure that the permit holder or person apparently in charge is not in, or does not continue to be in, contravention of this Act or the conditions to which the permit is subject.
(3)  A person given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.
(4)  On convicting a person of an offence under subsection (3) , in addition to imposing a penalty the court may order that person to comply with the direction in respect of which the offence was committed.



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