 annexureextracts from the prevention or foop adultfration act, 1954, (37 or 1954) wor   : ae  12, nothing contained in this act shall be held to prevent a purchaser purchaser may have food analysed of any article of food other than a food inspector from having such article analysed by the public analyst on payment of such fees as: may be prescribed and from receiving from the public analyst a report of his analysis: provided that such purchaser shall inform the vendor at the time of purchase of his intention to have such article so analysed: provided further that the provisions of sub-section (j), sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 11 shall, as far as maybe, apply to a purchaser of article of food who intends to have such article so analysed, as they apply to a food inspector who takes a sample of food for analysis: provided also that if the report of the public analyst shows that' the article of food is adulterated, the purchaser shall be entitled to get refund of the fees paid by him under this section  a | «   cognizanee and trial ef offences 20 (1) no prosecution for an offence under this act, not being an offence under section 14 or section 14a, shall be instituted except by, or with the written consent of, the central government or the state government or a person authorised in this behalf by general or special: order, by the central government or the state government: provided that a prosecution for an offence under this act may be instituted by a purchaser referred to in section 12, if he produces in court a copy of the report of the public analyst along with the complaint      ee ee a ee as ees 