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(1)Where an authorised officer inspects any produce which he is entitled to inspect under section 13 of the Act of 1964, he may prohibit its movement if he is satisfied that a grading offence is being committed in respect of it.
(2)An officer who exercises the power conferred by subsection (1) above shall, without delay, give to the person who appears to him to be in charge of the produce concerned notice in writing—
(a)specifying the produce in relation to which the power has been exercised; and
(b)stating that the produce may not be moved without the written consent of an authorised officer.
(3)If the person to whom the officer gives the notice does not appear to him to be the owner of the produce or an agent or employee of the owner, the officer shall use his best endeavours to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of such a person as soon as practicable.
(4)An authorised officer may affix to any produce in relation to which the power conferred by subsection (1) above has been exercised, or to any container in which the produce is packed, labels warning of the exercise of the power.
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