Seed Act 2003 · இயற்றப்பட்டவாறு · Part IV · Procedure
Section 13
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
Power of the Director-General or authorised officer to carry out measures oF execute work and recover the expenses thereol,
Where any user, producer, importer, of any secd or planting material or the owner, or cccupicr of-any premises is required or directed under section 11, to carry out any measures or to execute any work in relation to any seed or planting material in or upon any premises, and if such person fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with such requirement or direction, the Director-General or an authorised officer with or without assistants may enter such premises for the purpose of carrying out such measures or executing such work.
importer
“importer” means any person by whose act. any seed or planting material has becn landed in or entered into Sri Lanka;
The Director-General or an authorised officer entering any premises under subsection (1), may take with him such equipment, machinery and vehicies as is or are necessary for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of his powers under subsection (1).
premises
“premises” shall include any land, building, establishment, stores freight container, vehicle, vessel or conveyance wholly or partially used for keeping, storing, conditioning, transplanting or growing plants or for keeping or storing seeds;
-All reasonable expenses incurred by the Director-General or any authorised officer for the purpose of carrying oul-any measures or executing any work in or upon any premises under subsection (1), and any expenses incurred by the State shal] be payable by the person who was required or directed under section | 1 to carry out such measures or execute such work, and may be recovered from that person in the manner hcrealter provided.
Any reasonable expenses payable by any person under subsection (3) may be recovered, upon application made by the Director-General or any authorised officer authorised in that behalf by the Director-General to the Magistrate’s Court within whose jurisdiction such person is resident or the measures were carried out or the work was executed, in like manner as a fine imposed by that court, notwithstanding that the amount of such expenses. may excced the amount of the fine which such court may in the exercise of its ordinary jurisdiction impose.
The recovery of expenses from any person under subsection (4) shall not relieve such person from any prosecution for any offence to which he may be liable by reason of his failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the requirement or the direction made under this section.