Honey Regulations

40. (1) The Director may, on application by a person who has a financial interest in honey in respect of which a certificate of inspection has been issued, grant an appeal inspection of that honey.

(2) The application for an appeal inspection shall

• (a) set out the reasons for requesting the appeal inspection; and

• (b) be accompanied by a copy of the original certificate of inspection.

(3) The Director may refuse to grant an appeal inspection where

• (a) the honey cannot be made accessible for inspection;

• (b) the honey cannot be identified by the original certificate of inspection or the vehicle, if any, in which it was conveyed; or

• (c) less than 75 per cent of the lot of honey is available for inspection.

(4) Where the Director grants an appeal inspection, the inspector carrying out the appeal inspection shall

• (a) where the results of the appeal inspection substantiate the results of the original inspection, confirm the original certificate of inspection; and

• (b) where the results of the appeal inspection do not substantiate the results of the original inspection with respect to any factor that could not have changed since the original inspection, issue a certificate of inspection rendering the original certificate null and void.