Section 51
Inspection, release etc. of seized goods
of Plant Varieties Protection Act
(1)
The Controller may permit the objector or the importer to inspect the seized goods.
(2)
If the objector gives the requisite undertakings, the Controller may permit the objector to remove a sample of the seized goods from the custody of the Controller for inspection by the objector.
(3)
If the importer gives the Controller the requisite undertakings, the Controller may permit the importer to remove a sample of the seized goods from the custody of the Controller for inspection by the importer.
(4)
The requisite undertakings are undertakings in writing that the person giving the undertaking will —
(a)
return the sample to the Controller at a specified time that is satisfactory to the Controller; and
(b)
take reasonable care to prevent damage to the sample.
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(5)
If the Controller permits inspection of the seized goods, or the removal of a sample, by the objector in accordance with this section, the
Controller is not liable to the importer for any loss or damage suffered by the importer arising out of —
(a)
damage to any of the seized goods incurred during that inspection; or
(b)
anything done by the objector or any other to, or in relation to, a sample removed from the custody of the Controller or any use made by the objector of such a sample.