Section 23
Power to demand, select and take samples
ActIn forceProvision 25 of 73
Section 23
(1)
On payment or tender to a person selling any food, or to his agent or servant, of the current market value thereof, if demanded, an authorized officer may at any place demand, select, and take or obtain samples of the food for the purpose of analysis to determine whether the food is contaminated food.
(2)
If any food is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, the authorized officer shall not demand or take less than the whole of the contents of the package.
(3)
A person who refuses or neglects to comply with a demand made by an authorized officer in pursuance of this section commits an offence.