【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 (6) Any person who knowingly makes any false or misleading statement either verbally or in writing to any officer engaged in carrying out his duty mits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to fine or to both. (7) An authorised officer shall release any food seized by him when he is satisfied that all the provisions of the Act with respect to it have been plied. (8) Where an authorised officer has seized any food and the owner or the person in whose possession the food was at the time of seizure consents in writing to its destruction, the food may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the authorised officer may direct and if the owner or the person does not consent to the destruction of the food, the authorised officer may apply to a court for the destruction or disposal of the food and the court may make an order as it may deem fit, notwithstanding that the owner or the person has not been convicted of any offence in connection with the food. (9) Where an authorised officer has seized any food which is perishable in nature and the owner or the person in whose possession the food was at the time of seizure does not consent in writing to its destruction, the responsibility for the proper storage of such food so as to prevent it from deterioration, spoilage, damage or theft, pending judgement by the court, lies with the owner or such person. (10) Where any food has been seized and detained under paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and the owner thereof has been convicted of an offence the food may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court may direct. (11) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section an authorised officer may destroy any food wherever found which is declayed, putrefied or injurious to health or food the importation of which is prohibited or food which is surrendered by the owner for destruction on payment by him of reasonable charges. (12) Any person who removes, alters or interferes in any way with any food seized or sealed under this Act without the authority of an authorised officer mits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or fine or to both. (13) Any food seized may at the option of an authorised officer be kept or stored in the premises where it was seized or may at the direction of an authorised officer be removed to any other proper place. (14) An authorised officer may submit any food seized by him or any sample from it or any other sample taken by him to any approved laboratory for analysis or examination. (15) Any authorised officer may appear in court and conduct any prosecution in respect of any offence against this Act.Section 5 Power To Take Sample (1) On payment or tender to any person selling food or to his agent or servant, of the current market value of the food, any authorised officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples of the food for the purpose of analysis. (2) An authorised officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples for the purpose of analysis without payment from any manufacturer making food for sale or from any importer of any food or from his agent or servant. (3) Any such authorised officer may require the person or his agent or servant to show and permit the inspection of the package in which such food is at the time kept and to take therefrom the samples demanded. (4) Where any food is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, no person shall be required by any authorised officer to sell less than the whole of the contents of such package. (5) Any person who refuses or neglects to ply with any demand or requisition made by an authorised officer in pursuance of this section mits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to fine or to both.Section 6 Procedure For Taking Sample (1) Where it is intended to submit any sample of any food for analysis the authorized officer purchasing or otherwise procuring the sample shall inform the seller or his agent or servant selling the food that he intends to have the sample analysed by any analyst. (2) The procedure for taking and dealing with the samples shall be as prescribed by regulations.Section 7 Certificate of Analyst (1) The certificate of the analyst shall be in the form as prescribed by regulations. (2) Where any method of analysis has been prescribed by regulations for the analysis of any food, the analyst shall follow, and in his certificate of analysis declare that he was followed, the prescribed method. (3) A copy of the result of any analysis of any food procured by authorized officer may be obtained from the analyst by the person from whom the food so analysed was purchased or obtained on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. (4) No copy of the result of any analysis made under this Act or any reproduction thereof shall be displayed or used as an advertisement and if any person so displays or uses such copy or reproduction he mits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to fine or to both.Section 8 Power To Call For Information (1) If any authorized officer is of the opinion that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that any person is in possession of any food or other substance of any appliance for the pur