Seizure or disposal of crops, food or feeding stuffs
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4.—(1) If any product contains a quantity of pesticide residue greater than that permitted under regulation 3(1), the Secretary of State (in England) and the National Assembly for Wales (in Wales) may—
(a)seize or dispose of the consignment containing that product, or any part of it, or require the owner or any person appearing to be in charge of it to dispose of it, or
(b)direct the owner or any person appearing to be in charge of it to take such remedial action as appears to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales, as the case may be, to be necessary.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any product put into circulation in circumstances referred to in regulation 3(5)(a) or (b) as it applies to other products.