NATIONAL FERTILIZER QUALITY (CONTROL) ACT, 2019
Section 13: Power of entry.
(1) An authorised officer of the Prescribed Authority or a person duly authorised by the Prescribed Authority shall -
(a) enter and inspect any premises, building, vehicle, plant or equipment that is used in the manufacture, blending, importation, distribution, sale, storage or transportation of fertilizer; and
(b) take official samples from the fertilizer found during an inspection for laboratory analysis for the purpose of ascertaining the quality of the fertilizer as specified in the First Schedule. [First Schedule]
(2) The quantity of samples to be taken under subsection (1) shall not exceed the quantity stipulated in regulations made under this Act.
(3) An Authorised Officer is vested with the power to -
(a) inspect, during regular business hours, any premises where fertilizers are manufactured, stored or sold;
(b) inspect any person or a vehicle or receptacle used to move fertilizers from one location to another; and
(c) draw official samples of fertilizers for analysis; seize and detain any fertilizer in violation of this Act and any equipment, package, document, or means of transportation associated with such fertilizer.
Cite this section
Section 13, NATIONAL FERTILIZER QUALITY (CONTROL) ACT, 2019 (2019).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-fertilizer-quality-control-act-2019/section/13/