Section 48
Security for liability or expense of seizure
of Plant Varieties Protection Act
ActIn forceProvision 49 of 67
Section 48
An authorised officer may refuse to seize goods under section 47
unless —
(a)
the objector has deposited with the Controller a sum of money that, in the opinion of the Controller, is sufficient to —
(i)
reimburse the Government for any liability or expense it is likely to incur as a result of the seizure of the goods; and
(ii)
pay such compensation as may be ordered by the Court under section 54 or 55(6); or
(b)
the objector has given security, to the satisfaction of the
Controller, for the reimbursement of the Government for any such liability or expense and the payment of such compensation.