Section 7: Analysis of samples
consolidated text (as at 2004, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
7. Analysis of samples
(1) An authorised officer who has procured a sample under section 6
shall submit it to—
(a) be analysed by a Government Analyst; or
(b) be examined by a food microbiologist,
or perform a physical examination thereof to determine its fitness for human
consumption.
(2) A person, other than an authorised officer, may purchase any food
product or any substance capable of being used in the preparation of food,
and submit a sample of the product or of the substance to—
(a) be analysed by a Government Analyst; or
(b) be examined by a food microbiologist,
as the case may be.
(3) Any Government Analyst or food microbiologist may demand in advance the payment of a fee specified in the Sixth Schedule for the purpose
of any analysis or examination under subsection (2).
(4) The Government Analyst or the food microbiologist, as the case may
be, shall analyse or examine as soon as practicable any sample submitted or
sent to him under this section and shall give to the person by whom it was
submitted a certificate specifying the result of the analysis or examination.
(5) The certificate issued under subsection (4) shall be signed by the
Government Analyst or the food microbiologist conducting the analysis or
examination, as the case may be.
(6) In any proceedings under this Act, a document purporting to be a certificate issued under subsection (4) shall be sufficient evidence of the facts
stated in it and may be produced by an authorised officer.
(7) No copy of the result of any analysis made under this Act nor any reproduction thereof shall be displayed, published or used by way of advertisement for any food.
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