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RECO
REGO 10 JUL 11
Enclosure
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,
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Ilongkong
12th. J .n..e911.
Report on Ordinance No... 29. .. of 191 1.
I have examined the accompanyiny Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend
the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896"
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions,
The introduction of this Ordinance
was strongly w.ged by the San:
-tary Board, the Medical Board, the Government Analyst, and the civil a
military medical officers. The new section 10A was o11osed by the skimmen.
condensed milk trade and a counsel on their behalf was heard when the 1111
was in Cormmittee. The section is based on the report of the Select Commit.
on Food Products Adulteration 1896 and on the Adulteration of Foods Law of
Jamaica 1906. The section in its present form was passed by the unanimous
vote of the members of the Legislative Council, who had an opportunity of
considering the legislation undertaken and contem lated in the United King-`
-dom, Jamaica, Trinidad, South Africa, Cuba, and Costa Rica.
The new section 20 is besed on a section of the Imperial Sale of Food
and Drugs Act 1899.
C. 9.
Attorney Gensimi.
At least
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