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(1) The certificate of the analyst shall be in Certificate the form prescribed by regulations.

of analyst.

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(2) Where any method of analysis, chemical or physical, has been prescribed by regulations for the analysis of any food or drug, any analyst either for the prosecution or defence shall follow and shall in his certificate of analysis declare that he has followed the prescribed method in his analysis.

(3) A copy of the result of any analysis of any food or drag procured by an officer may be obtained from the analyst by the person from whom the article so analysed was purchased or obtained on payment of such fee, not exceeding one dollar, as may be prescribed.

(4) No such copy of an analysis shall be used as an advertisement and if any person so uses it he commits an offence.

information.

9.-(1) If in the opinion of any officer there is rea- Power to sonable ground for suspecting that any person is in call for possession of any food or drug or other substance for the purpose of sale or of manufacturing or preparing the same for sale in breach of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder, he may require such person to pro- duce for his inspection or to produce to any specially authorized officer any books or documents dealing with the reception, possession, purchase, sale or delivery of any such food or drug or other substance.

(2) Any officer may make or cause to be made copies of or extracts from any such books or documents, and such copies or extracts certified as such by any specially authorized officer shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be true and correct copies or extracts.

(3) Every person who refuses or neglects to comply with any requisition made in pursuance of this section commits an offence.

(4) Every officer who does not maintain the secrecy of all matters which come to his knowledge in the performance of his official duties under this section. or who communicates any such matter to any person whomsoever except for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

Offences and penalties, etc.

10.-(1) Every person commits an offence who Offences. sells any adulterated food or adulterated drug without fully informing the purchaser at the time of the sale of the nature of the adulteration, unless the package in which it is sold has conspicuously printed thereon a true description of the composition of such food or drug.

(2) Every person commits an offence who sells any food or drug in any package which bears or has attached thereto any false or misleading statement, word, brand, label or mark purporting to indicate the nature, quality, strength, purity, composition, weight, origin, age or proportion of the article contained in the package or of any ingredient thereof.

(3) Every person commits an offence who sells any food or drug containing any substance the addition of which is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance.