S.L. 427.93 Art. 7Authorised officers.

(1) The Director may designate public officers to act as authorised officers for the control of these regulations.

(2) No public officer who is engaged directly or indirectly in any commercial enterprise related to the production of organic related products shall act as an authorised officer.

(3) An authorised officer may:

(a) at any reasonable time, enter premises in which he has reason to believe that any organic product is being produced, processed, packed, stored, sold or offered for sale, and to examine and search such premises, and to inspect any such product;

(b) stop and, or board any vehicle or vessel that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe is transporting organic products;

(c) inspect the premises, any plant, machinery or equipment, containers and organic products found on the premises;

(d) have access to, examine and copy any documentation, records, registers or other information to which these regulations may apply, in whatever form they are held, and remove them to enable them to be copied or require computer records to be produced in a form in which they may be easily accessed and taken away by the officer;

(e) take samples of any product in relation to these regulations and carry out any examination, investigation or test; and

(f) take photographs, measurements, or recordings.