Food Act 1983 s 19
s 19 Prosecutions
(1) Where any analyst having analysed or examined any food to which this Act applies, has given a certificate and from that certificate it appears that an offence under this Act has been committed, an authorized officer may, subject to section 377 of
the Criminal Procedure Code and section 32A, take proceedings under this Act before any court having jurisdiction in the place where the food sold was actually delivered to the purchaser or the sample thereof taken.
(1A) The certificate of the analyst referred to in subsection (1) shall be issued to the Director or any authorized officer within ninety days from the date the food was sent for analysis.
(2) Where any food has been purchased or procured from any person for analysis or examination, no proceedings in respect of the sale thereof or of any offence against this Act shall be instituted after the expiration of one hundred and fifty days from the time of purchasing or procuring that food.
(3) In any proceedings under this Act, the contents of any package appearing to be intact and in the original state of packing by the manufacturer thereof shall be deemed, unless the contrary is proved, to be food of the description specified on the label.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pendakwaan
(1) Jika seseorang juruanalisis, setelah menganalisis atau memeriksa apa-apa makanan yang Akta ini terpakai baginya, telah memberi suatu perakuan dan daripada perakuan itu didapati bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini telah dilakukan maka pegawai diberi kuasa boleh, tertakluk pada seksyen 377 Kanun Tatacara
Jenayah dan seksyen 32A, menjalankan prosiding di bawah Akta ini di hadapan mana-mana mahkamah yang mempunyai bidang kuasa di tempat di mana makanan yang dijual itu telah sebenarnya disampaikan kepada pembeli atau sampelnya diambil.
(1A) Perakuan juruanalisis yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) hendaklah diberikan kepada Pengarah atau mana-mana pegawai diberi kuasa dalam tempoh sembilan puluh hari dari tarikh makanan itu dihantar untuk analisis.
(2) Jika apa-apa makanan telah dibeli atau didapati daripada mana-mana orang untuk analisis atau pemeriksaan, tiada apa-apa prosiding berkenaan dengan penjualan itu atau apa-apa kesalahan terhadap Akta ini boleh dimulakan selepas tamat tempoh satu ratus lima puluh hari dari masa makanan itu dibeli atau didapati.
(3) Dalam apa jua prosiding di bawah Akta ini, kandungan apa-apa bungkusan yang nampaknya kemas dan dalam keadaan asal bungkusannya oleh pengilang hendaklah, melainkan jika dibuktikan sebaliknya, disifatkan sebagai makanan daripada perihal yang dinyatakan pada label itu.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
