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GENE TECHNOLOGY (GM CROP MORATORIUM) ACT 2003 - SECT 24
Provisions relating to exercise of powers
24 Provisions relating to exercise of powers
(1) A power conferred by this Act to enter premises, or to make an inspection
or take other action on premises, may not be exercised unless the inspector
proposing to exercise the power-- (a) is in possession of a certificate of
authority, and
(b) gives reasonable notice to the occupier of the premises of
the intention to exercise the power, unless the giving of notice would defeat
the purpose for which it is intended to exercise the power, and
(c) exercises
the power at a reasonable time, unless it is being exercised in an emergency,
and
(d) uses no more force than is reasonably necessary to effect the entry
or make the inspection.
(2) Despite section 33, if damage is caused by an
inspector exercising a power to enter premises, a reasonable amount of
compensation is recoverable as a debt owed by the Crown to the owner of the
premises unless the occupier obstructed the exercise of the power.
(3) This
section does not apply to a power conferred by a search warrant issued under
the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .
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