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No. 18 of 1896.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong-kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better provision for the Sale of Food and Drugs in a pure state.

Section 2

...

Section 3.

Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any article of food with any ingredient or material so as to render the article injurious to health, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such article so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be liable in every case, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars and in default of payment of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.

Section 4.

Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any drug with any ingredient or material so as to affect injuriously the quality or potency of such drug, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such drug so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be liable in every case to the same punishment as prescribed in the preceding section of this Ordinance.

Section 5.

Provided that no person shall be liable to be convicted under either of the two last foregoing sections of this Ordinance in respect of the sale of any article of food, or of any drug, if he shows to the satisfaction of the Magistrate before whom he is charged that he did not know of the article of food or drug sold by him being so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered as in either of those sections mentioned, and that he could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge.

Section 6.

Any person who shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article of food or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, quality of the article demanded by such purchaser, shall be liable in every case, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and in default of payment of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months with or without hard labour; provided that an offence shall not be deemed to be committed under this section in the following cases; that is to say :

Page 446

[1 August, 1896.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896.

2. The term food, when used in this Ordinance, shall include every food or article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water.

The term drug, when used in this Ordinance, shall include medicine for internal or external use.

...

Interpretation

(30 x V. << 133, ...)

Prohibition

Bi mix ined with Enji ingredient

ALL AR ling wheat NOTES,

(2014, 2.3.)

Prohibition

KADİNA 158

2x of izgrebira with dru

and again?

1 minare

CIVAL. 4.1

Exemption

v prel of state of kbodeo. (Thid, s. 3.)

Train azad

B of in and Aruga of the proper Killstande, what Godler.

(2017, 4-5)

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No. 18 of 1896. An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong-kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better provision for the Sale of Food and Drugs in a pure state. Section 2 ... Section 3. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any article of food with any ingredient or material so as to render the article injurious to health, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such article so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be liable in every case, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars and in default of payment of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour. Section 4. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any drug with any ingredient or material so as to affect injuriously the quality or potency of such drug, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such drug so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be liable in every case to the same punishment as prescribed in the preceding section of this Ordinance. Section 5. Provided that no person shall be liable to be convicted under either of the two last foregoing sections of this Ordinance in respect of the sale of any article of food, or of any drug, if he shows to the satisfaction of the Magistrate before whom he is charged that he did not know of the article of food or drug sold by him being so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered as in either of those sections mentioned, and that he could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge. Section 6. Any person who shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article of food or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, quality of the article demanded by such purchaser, shall be liable in every case, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and in default of payment of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months with or without hard labour; provided that an offence shall not be deemed to be committed under this section in the following cases; that is to say : Page 446 [1 August, 1896.] Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896. 2. The term food, when used in this Ordinance, shall include every food or article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water. The term drug, when used in this Ordinance, shall include medicine for internal or external use. ... Interpretation (30 x V. &lt;&lt; 133, ...) Prohibition Bi mix ined with Enji ingredient ALL AR ling wheat NOTES, (2014, 2.3.) Prohibition KADİNA 158 2x of izgrebira with dru and again? 1 minare CIVAL. 4.1 Exemption v prel of state of kbodeo. (Thid, s. 3.) Train azad B of in and Aruga of the proper Killstande, what Godler. (2017, 4-5)
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Encszures. No. 18 or 1896. An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better provision for the Sale of Food and Drugs in a pure state. Section 2 Darm bet. of Ordinance, Ai Note 16 henry fire, provide fine, and здачка suction 3. Für it, the free im pricomment don Candid dollar LA KA For a Gy rection 3 Nite to section 4. &quot; No farson Section 4. sheath, confounding Ina sunet. of the Homme except for Liftin Ret- the fuefor demistion. f is a love underlinedl out words the Home the 1 ་་་་ muilled Zevon Ite Ordin (See Stone&#039;s Justio¬ Amarnal 24 El. p. 273 vasti (d) and 1.277 note (49) Governor. Title. Aetern the flowe Co mix olr. compounding Home Gel seyha Col- shall ele (Parent exchange 2/2) Justice on. Concel No person shall etc. Penalty wit axeading £20 I August, 1896.] Britvicent consent of the Legistative Council thereof, E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the ns follows:- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Sole of Foud and Drugs Ordinance, 1896, 2. The term food, when used in this Ordinance, shall include every food or article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water. The term drug, when used in this Ordinance, shall include medicine for internal or external use. 3. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or perind any other person to mix, enlour, stain, or powder, any article of food with any ingredient or osterial so as to render the article injurions to bealth, with intent that the same may be sold it that state, anul any person who stall sell any such artele so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be luble in every case, apon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fiue not exceeding the sum of five hundret dolias al in default of paywant of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months war er without bard Talonr. 4. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any drug with any ingredient or material so as to affect injuriously the quality or potency of such drug, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such drug so raised, coloured, stained, or powiere, stall be liable in every ense to the same punishment as prescribed in the preceding section of this Ordinance. 5. Provided that no person shall be liable to be con- victed under either of the two last foregoing sections of this Ordinance in respect of the sale of any article of food, or of any drug, if he shows to the satisfaction of the Magistrate before whom he is elmarged that he did not know of the article of food or drug sold by him being so mixed, coloured, statued, or powdered as in either of those sections mentioned, and that he could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge. 6. Any person who shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article of food or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, quality of the article demanded by such purchaser, shall be liable in every case, upon sun- mary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceed ing two hundred dollars and in defanit of payment of the said the to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three moping with or without hard hatour; provided that an offence fail not be deemed to be committed under this section in the following enses; that is to say :- S Interpretmicn (30 x V. &lt;&lt; 133, ..) Probihition Bi mix ined with Enji ingredient ALL AR ling wheat NOTES, (2014, 2.3.) Prohibition KADİNA 158 2x of izgrebira with dru and again? 1 minare CIVAL. 4.1 Exemption v prel of state of kbodeo. (Thid, s. 3.) Train azad B of in and Aruga of the proper Killstande, what Godler. (2017, 4-5) 446
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Encszures.

No. 18 or 1896.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better provision for the Sale of Food and Drugs in a pure state.

Section 2

Darm

bet.

of Ordinance,

Ai Note

16

henry fire, provide

fine, and

здачка

suction 3.

Für

it, the free

im pricomment don

Candid

dollar

LA KA

For

a

Gy

rection

3

Nite to section 4.

"

No farson

Section 4.

sheath,

confounding

Ina sunet.

of the Homme except for Liftin

Ret-

the

fuefor

demistion.

f

is

a love

underlinedl

out

words

the

Home

the

1

་་་་

muilled

Zevon

Ite

Ordin

(See Stone's Justio¬

Amarnal

24

El. p. 273

vasti (d) and 1.277 note

(49)

Governor.

Title.

Aetern

the flowe

Co

mix olr.

compounding

Home Gel

seyha Col-

shall ele

(Parent exchange 2/2)

Justice on. Concel

No person shall etc.

Penalty wit axeading £20

I August, 1896.] Britvicent consent of the Legistative Council thereof,

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

ns follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Sole of Foud and Drugs Ordinance, 1896,

2. The term food, when used in this Ordinance, shall include every food or article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water.

The term drug, when used in this Ordinance, shall include medicine for internal or external use.

3. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or perind any other person to mix, enlour, stain, or powder, any article of food with any ingredient or osterial so as to render the article injurions to bealth, with intent that the same may be sold it that state, anul any person who stall sell any such artele so mixed, coloured, stained, or powdered, shall be luble in every case, apon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fiue not exceeding the sum of five hundret dolias al in default of paywant of the said fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months war er without bard Talonr.

4. Any person who shall mix, colour, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, colour, stain, or powder, any drug with any ingredient or material so as to affect injuriously the quality or potency of such drug, with intent that the same may be sold in that state, and any person who shall sell any such drug so raised, coloured, stained, or powiere, stall be liable in every ense to the same punishment as prescribed in the preceding section of this Ordinance.

5. Provided that no person shall be liable to be con- victed under either of the two last foregoing sections of this Ordinance in respect of the sale of any article of food, or of any drug, if he shows to the satisfaction of the Magistrate before whom he is elmarged that he did not know of the article of food or drug sold by him being so mixed, coloured, statued, or powdered as in either of those sections mentioned, and that he could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge.

6. Any person who shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article of food or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, quality of the article demanded by such purchaser, shall be liable in every case, upon sun- mary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceed ing two hundred dollars and in defanit of payment of the said the to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three moping with or without hard hatour; provided that an offence fail not be deemed to be committed under this section in the following enses; that is to say :-

S

Interpretmicn

(30 x V.

<< 133, ..)

Probihition

Bi

mix

ined with Enji ingredient

ALL AR

ling wheat NOTES,

(2014, 2.3.)

Prohibition

KADİNA 158

2x of

izgrebira with dru

and again?

1

minare

CIVAL. 4.1

Exemption

v prel of state of kbodeo. (Thid, s. 3.)

Train

azad

B

of in and

Aruga of

the proper

Killstande, what Godler.

(2017, 4-5)

446

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