Registered food analysts may issue food analysis report
(1) No person shall issue or certify in writing the result of any food analysis for the purpose of determining the composition or specification of any substance or product consumed or used by, or intended for the consumption or use of the public unless he is a registered food analyst and has a valid annual practising certificate.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both and for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
Practising without annual practising certificate
(1) A registered food analyst who practises without an annual practising certificate commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a) in respect of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; and
(b) in respect of a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding forty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or to both.
(2) Any person who—
(a) is in partnership with a person who practises food analysis without a valid annual practising certificate; or
(b) employs a person who practises food analysis without a valid annual practising certificate,
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(A) in respect of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both;
(B) in respect of a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both;
(C) in respect of a continuing offence, to a further fine of five hundred ringgit for each day the offence continues after conviction in addition to the penalties provided under paragraphs (A) and (B).
(3) A person referred to in subsection (2) shall not be deemed to have committed an offence if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance.
