The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980

Miscellaneous provisions

7.—(1) The appropriate Minister shall not pay compensation to any person in respect of any animal product or poultry product or container destroyed or otherwise disposed of under any provision of this order.

(2) Any reasonable expenses arising out of or in connection with the exercise of any power conferred on an officer of the appropriate Minister by this order shall, without prejudice to any proceedings for any offence against the Act, be recoverable on demand by the appropriate Minister as a civil debt from the owner or the person in charge of the animal product or poultry product in respect of which the power was exercised except that where the power under article 6(2) is exercised such expenses shall be recoverable from the person on whom the notice under article 6(1) was served.

(3) An officer of the appropriate Minister may vary, revoke, or suspend a notice served under this order by a notice in writing served on the person on whom the notice to be varied, revoked or suspended was served.

(4) For the purpose of exercising his powers under article 5 or article 6 above an officer of the appropriate Minister may, subject to production of his certificate of appointment on demand, enter any land, premises, place, vehicle or container taking with him such persons as he considers requisite. An officer entering under this paragraph shall, if required by the owner or the person in charge of the land, premises, place, vehicle or container, state his reasons for entering.

(5) The person on whom a notice is served under article 5 or article 6 above shall give all reasonable assistance to an officer of the appropriate Minister and any person accompanying him so as to enable the powers conferred by those articles to be properly exercised.