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seller is accused, and also the name of the prosecutor, shall be stated on the summons, and the summons shall not be made returnable in a less time than seven days from the day it is served upon the person summoned.
27. It shall be lawful for any Court or Magistrate to order the destruction of any article of food or drug in connection with which an offence is proved to have been committed under this Ordinance.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1896.
Forfeiters and destruction of article of food or drug.
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the day of August, 1896.
Colonial Secretary.
SCHEDULE.
FORM OF CERTIFICATE.
To (1)
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that received on the day of from (2) a sample and have analysed the same, and declare the result of my analysis to be as follows:-
I am of opinion that the same is a sample of genuine
I am of opinion that the said sample contained the parts as under, or the percentages of foreign ingredients as under.
As witness my hand this day of
Observations (4).
A.P., Analyst.
(1) Here insert the name of the person submitting the article for analysis.
(2) Here insert the name of the person delivering the sample.
(3) When the article cannot be conveniently weighed, this passage may be erased, or the blank may be left unfilled.
(4) Here the analyst may insert at his discretion his opinion as to whether the mixture (if any) was for the purpose of rendering the article potable, or palatable, or of preserving it, or of improving the appearance, or was unavoidable, and may state whether in excess of what is ordinary, or otherwise, or whether the ingredients or materials mixed are or are not injurious to health.
In the case of a certificate regarding milk, butter, or any article liable to decomposition, the analyst shall specially report whether any change had taken place in the constitution of the article that would interfere with the analysis.
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