warranty given to him or to his employer, any proceedings
under section 21 in respect of the warranty may be taken
against the person who has given the warranty.
(5) The person by whom a warranty is alleged to have
been given shall be entitled to appear at the hearing of
any proceedings referred to in subsection (1) and to give
evidence, and the magistrate may, if he thinks fit, ad journ
the hearing to enable him to do so.
(6) For the purposes of this section and section 21,
"warranty" means an undertaking in writing, in whatever
form, that a statement with respect to the quantity of
pre-packed goods which is contained in any invoice or
similar document relating to the goods, or marked on the
container of such goods, is accurate.
False
warranty as to quantity of goods sold.
21. Any person who sells goods in respect of which
a warranty may be relied on under section 20 and gives to
the purchaser a false warranty commits an offence unless
he proves that when he gave the warranty he took all
reasonable steps to ensure that the statements contained
therein were, and would continue at all relevant times to
be, accurate.
Reliance on climatic
influences
as defence
to charge
under
section 19.
22. In any proceedings for an offence under section 19
relating to pre-packed goods, it shall be a defence for the
person charged to prove that -