7. An authorised officer may, to such extent as is reasonable for the purpose of protection of human health, at any stage from the time when a consignment of imported nuts, nut products, dried figs, dried fig products or any of them reaches him for primary inspection under paragraph 2 above, do anything specified in paragraph 3(1)(a) to (e) above notwithstanding that he is not carrying out a further inspection under paragraph 3 above and may take such action as is reasonable in respect of the disposal or destruction of any nuts, nut products, dried figs, dried fig products or any of them which he has removed under this paragraph.