lo June. 1909.] Chafi and Stock Food Act. 399 



(2) Where in any prosecution or proceeding under this Act a contra- 

 \ention of anv of the j)rovisions of this Act is proved in regard to any 

 such sample or anv part thereof such contravention shall be deemed to 

 have l:)een proved with regard to the whole lot from which the sample was 

 taken. 

 Prosecutions. — 



14. Prosecutions for anv contravention of any of the provisions of 

 this Act may be instituted by any officer authorized by the Minister in 

 writing or by any member of the police force who is not below the rank 

 •of a sergeant or who is in charge of a police station or by any person 

 ■aggrieved under this Act. 



Poicer to demand information. — 



15. (i) The said officer or anv member of the police force mav at 

 ;mv time require the purchaser of an\ stock food to .state the name and 

 address of the vendor from whom he purchased such stock food and the 

 price charged or paid therefor and also to produce for inspection any 

 invoice, circular, advertisement, or agreement given to him by the vendor. 



(2) Anv per.son who withholds any such information or fails so lo 

 ])roduce such invoice, circular, advertisement, or agreement, or obstructs 

 the said officer or anv meml)er of the police force in the execution of an}- 

 of his duties under this Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 

 Saving. — 



16. Nothing contained in this Act and no proceedings taken under 

 this Act against any person shall in any way interfere with any right or 

 remedy by civil process which any person aggrieved b) any contravention 

 of any of the provisions of this Act might have had if this Act had not 

 been passed. 



Certificate of chemist. — - 



17. In anv proceedings against any person for an offence against this 

 Act where a copy of such certificate containing a notice to the effect of 

 this .section has teen .served with the summons the production of the certifi- 

 cate of the chemist of the Department of Agriculture or his deputy shall 

 be sufficient evidence of the facts therein .stated unless the defendant 

 within .se\enty-two hours after the service of the summons has notified the 

 informant that he requires that the said chemist or deputy shall be called 

 as a witness and that the parts of the sample in the possession respectively 

 of the said chemist or deputy or of the vendor or his agent as hereinbefore 

 mentioned shall be produced. Service of the copy of the said certificate 

 may be proved in the same manner as .service of the summons. 



Penalty for contraventions. — 



18. Any person who is guiltv of an\ offence against this Act or is 

 guilty of a contravention of or who fails to comply with any of the pro- 

 visions of this Act .shall Avhere no penalty is expressly provided therefor 

 be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding ^lo. 



Penalty on ferson actiiallv committing offence. — 



19. Where an offence for which a vendor is liable to a penalty has 

 in fact been committed by some agent, servant, workman, or other person, 

 such agent, servant, workman, or other person shall be liable to the like 

 penalty as if he w^ere the vendor. 



Exemption of emfloyer from penalty on conviction of 'Jctiial offender. — 



20. (i) Where a vendor is charged with an offence against any of the 

 pro^■isions of this Act he shall be entitled upon information duly laid by 

 him to have any other person whom he charges as the actual offender 

 brought before the Court at the hearing of the charge, and if after the 



