Inspection generally

(1) It shall be lawful for an Inspector to take photographs of an establishment or of any commodity to which the Act applies. 29 (2) An inspector may seize and detain a consignment of a designated commodity if he reasonably believes that the Act or any Regulations made thereunder are being contravened. Upon such seizure and detention, the InspectorSchedule. Form I. (a) shall attach to the commodity numbered detention tags in the form specified in Form I of the Schedule hereto; (b) may take samples of the commodity for analysis or testing. Schedule. Form II. (3) Within twenty-four hours of the seizure and detention of the commodity, an Inspector shall send a notice by post to the owner or person who was previously in possession of the commodity, notifying him of the seizure and detention of the commodity. The notice shall be in the form specified in Form II of the Schedule hereto. Schedule. Form III (4) If on the basis of an analysis or test report on the samples the Inspector is satisfied that the commodity referred to in subregulation (2) conforms to the requirements of a compulsory standard, he shall release the commodity, and for this purpose the Inspector shall deliver or post to the owner or person in possession thereof a notice of release in the form specified in Form III to the Schedule hereto. (5) If on the basis of an analysis or test it is found that the sample of the commodity does not conform to the requirements of the compulsory standard, the Inspector shall inform the Bureau accordingly. (6) If the Bureau is satisfied that a commodity does not conform to the requirements of the compulsory standard, the Bureau may recommend to the Minister that a commodity may be– (a) forfeited; 30 (b) destroyed at the cost of the owner; or (c) returned to the owner for reprocessing. (7) The recommendations specified in subregulation (6)(c) may only be made if the Bureau is satisfied that the commodity is capable of being made to conform to the compulsory standard under the supervision of a person designated by the Bureau.