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19.—(1) The Department or district council shall seize any consignment—
(a)brought into Northern Ireland other than through a border inspection post approved for that animal, product or genetic material;
[(b)removed from a border control post without a CHED or the authority of the official veterinary surgeon or the authorised officer (as the case may be) at the post; or
(c)transported from the border control post to a destination other than that specified in the entry document.]
(2) Where the Department or district council suspects that a consignment does not satisfy the conditions in the legislation in Schedule 2 relating to that animal, product or genetic material—
(a)it may [detain or,] seize, or cause the consignment to be [detained or] seized, pending investigation; and
(b)any costs incurred shall be at the expense of the person responsible for the consignment.
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