Section 14A

Upon receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Board may, if it is satisfied that the pesticide desired to be researched or experimented on is intended solely for the purpose of research or experiment, issue to the applicant a permit in the prescribed form subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit to impose, including conditions as to the disposal of any unused surplus of the pesticide.

If an applicant for a permit under this section is dissatisfied with the refusal of the Board to issue to him the permit, he may appeal to

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the Minister whose decision shall be final and shall not be called into question in any court.

The person to whom a permit is issued under this section may, subject to the conditions of the permit, research or experiment on the pesticide named in the permit, notwithstanding that the pesticide is not for the time being registered under this Act and notwithstanding the prohibitions in section 53A against the possession or use of unregistered pesticides.

A person who researches or experiments on a pesticide under a permit issued to him under this section, but contrary to or in breach of any of the conditions of the permit, commits an offence.

A person who researches or experiments on an unregistered pesticide without a permit issued to him under this section commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for six years or to a fine of fifty thousand ringgit.

The Board may delegate its functions under this section to any of its members.