Plant Varieties Protection Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Assistance by Border Authorities
48. Security for liability or expense of seizure
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An authorised officer may refuse to seize goods under section 47
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means — (a) an officer of customs as defined in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006; (b) any officer or class or description of officers appointed by the Attorney General by notification published in the Gazette to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Part;
unless —
the objector has deposited with the Controller a sum of money that, in the opinion of the Controller, is sufficient to —
objector
“objector”, in relation to particular seized goods, means the person who gave the notice under section 47 as a result of the giving of which the goods were seized;
reimburse the Government for any liability or expense it is likely to incur as a result of the seizure of the goods; and
pay such compensation as may be ordered by the Court under section 54 or 55(6); or
the objector has given security, to the satisfaction of the
Controller, for the reimbursement of the Government for any such liability or expense and the payment of such compensation.
Controller
“Controller” has the same meaning assigned to it as in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006;
Terms defined in this Act
authorised officer
Defined · s 46“authorised officer” means — (a) an officer of customs as defined in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006; (b) any officer or class or description of officers appointed by the Attorney General by notification published in the Gazette to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Part;
Controller
Defined · s 46“Controller” has the same meaning assigned to it as in section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006;
objector
Defined · s 46“objector”, in relation to particular seized goods, means the person who gave the notice under section 47 as a result of the giving of which the goods were seized;
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