Section 17
Power of seizure, detention and destruction of noxious plants
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Section 17
(1)
Any Inspecting Officer, or any officer of customs at any place at which any noxious plant is imported or kept, in contravention of this Act or of any condition that may be imposed under section 14, shall—
(a)
in the case of an Inspecting Officer, seize and effectively destroy such plant; and
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(b)
in the case of an officer of customs, seize and detain such plant until it is placed in the charge of an Inspecting
Officer who shall effectively destroy it.
(2)
In this section “officer of customs” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235].