S.L. 64.1 Art. 7Inspection by the Department of Agriculture, on arrival of seed potatoes.

(a) On arrival in these Islands, every consignment of seed potatoes, though packed in accordance with these

Regulations, accompanied by the aforesaid certificate and sealed as aforesaid, may be inspected by an officer of the Department of Agriculture in order that he may ascertain whether the seed potatoes are in a sound condition and fit for use as seed.

(b) Should any part of a consignment of seed potatoes imported into these Islands prove to be in an unsound condition or otherwise unfit for use as seed, the Director of Agriculture in his discretion may order the seed potatoes in that consignment to be sorted at the expense of the importer under the supervision of an officer of the Department of Agriculture, with or without disinfection of the potatoes as the Director of Agriculture in his discretion may direct.

(c) The Director of Agriculture in his discretion may order that any consignment of seed potatoes imported into these Islands or any part of any such consignment that respectively is found to be in an unsound condition or otherwise unfit for use as seed shall be destroyed or shall be otherwise dealt with as he may deem appropriate, in each case at the expense of the importer.

(d) The provisions contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this regulation or any of them shall not apply if the importer elects to re-ship the seed potatoes concerned within a time to be determined in each case by the Director of Agriculture.