Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(a)
he purchased the food sold by him in reliance on a written warranty or other written statement as to the nature of the food purchased signed by or on behalf of the person from whom the defendant purchased the same;
(b)
he had no reason to believe that the food sold did not conform to such written warranty or statement; and
(c)
if the food had truly conformed to such written warranty or statement, the sale of the food by the defendant would not have constituted the offence charged against him.
(2)
No written warranty or other written statement given or made by a person resident outside Malaysia shall be any defence under this section unless the defendant proves that he had taken reasonable steps to ascertain and did in fact believe in the truth of the matters set forth in such written warranty or statement.
(3)
No written warranty or other written statement shall be any defence in any prosecution unless the defendant—
(a)
has within fourteen days after the receipt of such warranty or statement furnished a copy thereof to the Director or any officer authorized by him in this particular respect;
and
(b)
has within seven days after service of the summons delivered to the prosecutor a copy of such warranty or statement with a written notice stating that he intends to rely thereon and specifying the name and address of the person from whom he received it and also within the same time sent by registered post a like notice of his intention to such person.
Food 37
(4)
When the defendant is a servant or agent of a person who purchased the food under such a warranty or statement he shall be entitled to the benefit of this section in the same manner and to the same extent as his employer or principal would have been, if he had been the defendant:
Provided that the servant or agent further proves that he had no reason to believe that the food did not conform to such warranty or statement.
Penalty for false warranty