s. s. 22 23 for the purpose of making a copy thereof or extracts therefrom. 22 Procuring of samples of food (1) An authorized officer may, on payment or tender S. 22(1) amended by to the person in whose possession the food is or to No. 95/1986 his servant or agent of the current market value s. 8. thereof or of the rate prescribed, demand and procure such samples of the food as are required for the purposes of this Act. (2) Where any food is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, a person shall not be required by an authorized officer to sell less than the whole of that package. (3) If a rate has been prescribed for the payment for a sample it shall not be necessary for an authorized officer to tender any higher price for that sample. (4) The procuring of a sample pursuant to this section and the payment or tender of the current market value thereof or of the rate prescribed (as the case requires) shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be a sale by the person from whom the sample was obtained to the authorized officer of the food contained in the sample. (5) In the case of a vending machine, it is sufficient S. 22(5) inserted by compliance with subsection (1) if the authorized No. 14/2001 officer obtains the sample by making proper s. 20(2). payment for it. 23 Procedures on taking samples (1) Where an authorized officer obtains a sample of S. 23(1) amended by any food with the intention that it be submitted for No. 95/1986 analysis, he shall, before or as soon as practicable s. 9(1). after obtaining the sample, inform the person from whom the sample was obtained or the person having charge of that food of his intention to have the sample analysed.
for the purpose of making a copy thereof or extracts therefrom. 22 Procuring of samples of food s. 22 S. 22(1) amended by No. 95/1986 s. 8. (1) An authorized officer may, on payment or tender to the person in whose possession the food is or to his servant or agent of the current market value thereof or of the rate prescribed, demand and procure such samples of the food as are required for the purposes of this Act. (2) Where any food is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, a person shall not be required by an authorized officer to sell less than the whole of that package. (3) If a rate has been prescribed for the payment for a sample it shall not be necessary for an authorized officer to tender any higher price for that sample. (4) The procuring of a sample pursuant to this section and the payment or tender of the current market value thereof or of the rate prescribed (as the case requires) shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be a sale by the person from whom the sample was obtained to the authorized officer of the food contained in the sample. S. 22(5) inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 20(2). (5) In the case of a vending machine, it is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) if the authorized officer obtains the sample by making proper payment for it. 23 Procedures on taking samples s. 23 S. 23(1) amended by No. 95/1986 s. 9(1). (1) Where an authorized officer obtains a sample of any food with the intention that it be submitted for analysis, he shall, before or as soon as practicable after obtaining the sample, inform the person from whom the sample was obtained or the person having charge of that food of his intention to have the sample analysed.
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