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(d) to secure the cleanliness and freedom from contamination of any food or drug in the course of its manufacture, preparation, stor- age, packing, carriage, delivery or exposure for sale, and to secure the cleanliness of places, receptacles, appliances and vehicles used in such manufacture, preparation, stor- age, packing, carriage or delivery;
(e) to prescribe the mode of labelling food or drugs sold in packages and the matter to be contained or not to be contained in the labels ;
(f) to prescribe the method of analysis of any food or drug and the form of certificate of analysis;
(g) to fix the fees to be paid in respect of the
analysis of any food or drug by an analyst ; (4) to prohibit the sale of specified articles of
food otherwise than by weight; and
() generally for carrying out the provisions of
this Ordinance.
(2) Any such regulation may be made applicable either to foods or drugs generally or to specified foods or drugs only.
(3) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legis- lative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.
4.-(1) Any officer may
Power of
officers to
(a) at all reasonable times enter into and inspect enter, etc.
any place where there is any food or drug which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale;
(b) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or drug the sale, pre- paration or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made there- under;
(c) seize any food or drug, wherever found, which is or appears to be unwholesome or dele- terious to health ;
(d) if authorised so to do by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, destroy any food or drug, wherever found, which is decay- ed or putrid;
(e) inspect any food or drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale.
(2) Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure complain to a magistrate who may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored.
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