Horticultural Produce Act 1986 (c. 20)

(1) Where an authorised officer inspects any produce which he is entitled to inspect under section 13 of the Act of 1964, he may prohibit its movement if he is satisfied that a grading offence is being committed in respect of it. (2) An officer who exercises the power conferred by subsection (1) above shall, without delay, give to the person who appears to him to be in charge of the produce concerned notice in writing— (a) specifying the produce in relation to which the power has been exercised; and (b) stating that the produce may not be moved without the written consent of an authorised officer. (3) If the person to whom the officer gives the notice does not appear to him to be the owner of the produce or an agent or employee of the owner, the officer shall use his best endeavours to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of such a person as soon as practicable. (4) An authorised officer may affix to any produce in relation to which the power conferred by subsection (1) above has been exercised, or to any container in which the produce is packed, labels warning of the exercise of the power.

(1) An authorised officer may, at any time, give written consent to the movement of controlled produce. (2) An authorised officer shall, upon request, give written consent to the mo!vement of controlled produce if— (a) he is satisfied that no grading offence would be committed in respect of the produce if it were sold in circumstances in which grading rules apply; or (b) he, or another authorised officer, has been given a written undertaking that the produce will be disposed of in a specified manner, he is satisfied that if the produce is disposed of in that manner no grading offence will be committed in respect of it and he has no reason to doubt that t;he terms of the undertaking will be met. (3) An authorised officer shall, upon request, give written consent to the movement of controlled produce if— (a) he, or another authorised officer, has been given a written undertaking to the effect that— (i) the produce will be moved to a place approved by an authorised officer; (ii) there will be taken there the steps required to ensure that the produce may be sold in circumstances in which grading rules apply without a grading ofSfence being committed in respect of it; and (iii) the produce will not be moved from that place without the written consent of an authorised officer; and (b) he has no reason to doubt that the terms of the undertaking will be met. (4) A consent given by an authorised officer under this section shall— (a) specify the produce to which it relates; and (b) where the consent is given under subsection (3) above, state that the produce continues to be control]led.