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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS
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not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

(8) In this section, “approved certification body” means a certification body approved by the Director for the purpose of subsection (1).

PART VII
ENFORCEMENT

Power of entry, inspection, search and seizure, etc.

52.—(1) For the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act, the Director or any enforcement officer may—

(a) at any time and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises that are being used or that the Director or enforcement officer has reason to suspect are being used in contravention of this Act, and may—
(i) examine any practice or procedure that is being applied to any activity that has been or is being carried out on the premises;
(ii) inspect, or remove for inspection, any apparatus, appliance, equipment or instrument used or found on the premises;
(iii) inspect, test and examine, or remove for inspection, testing and examination, any container or receptacle found on the premises that the Director or enforcement officer reasonably believes to contain or to have contained any biological agent or toxin;
(iv) inspect, test and examine, or remove for inspection, testing and examination, any substance or material found on the premises (including the product of any activity carried out on the premises) that the Director or enforcement officer reasonably believes to be or to include any biological agent or toxin;
(v) seize any such apparatus, appliance, equipment, instrument, container, receptacle, substance or material that the Director or enforcement officer reasonably believes to be the subject