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continuance of an order prohibiting the supply of milk to a 

 court of summary jurisdiction. When such an order is made 

 a dairyman will not be liable for breach of contract if the 

 breach is due to such order. If the order has not been made 

 in consequence of his own neglect or default, the dairyman 

 will be entitled to recover from the authority full compensation 

 for any damage or loss sustained by reason of the making of 

 the order, to be ascertained by arbitration. 



Section 4 imposes on medical officers of health the obliga- 

 tion to inspect dairies if they have reason to suspect that 

 tuberculosis is caused or is likely to be caused by the con- 

 sumption of any milk which is being sold within the area of 

 the local aiithority. 



Section 5 gives power to an inspector of the Local Govern- 

 ment Board, or the medical officer of health of a local authority, 

 or any person provided with, and if required exhibiting, an 

 authority in writing from such inspector or from the local 

 authority or medical officer of health to take for examination 

 samples of milk at any time before it is delivered to the 

 consumer. 



Section 6 amends the provisions of the Sale of Food and 

 Drugs Acts, 1(S75 to 191)7, in reference to the taking of samples 

 of milk and any proceedings in connection therewith in accor- 

 dance with the provisions contained in the Third Schedule to 

 the Act. The principal of these amendments are that when a 

 sample of milk is under the Acts procured from a purveyor of 

 milk he shall on being so required state the name and address 

 of the seller or consignor from whom he received the milk, 

 and the local authority in whose district the sample was taken, 

 may take or cause to be taken one or more samples of milk 

 in course of transit or delivery from such seller or consignor. 

 Any sample of milk so taken in the course of transit or 

 delivery must be submitted for analysis to the analyst to whom 

 the samples procured from the purveyor is submitted. The 

 local authority of the district in which the first mentioned 

 sample was taken may, instead of or in addition to taking 

 proceedings against the purveyor of milk, take proceedings 

 against the seller or consignor. 



Under Section 7 of the Act a local authority may, and when 

 required by the Local Government Board shall, appoint or 

 combine with another local authority in appointing one or 

 more veterinary inspectors for the purposes of the Act and the 

 Milk and Dairies Orders. 



Section 8 empowers the Local Government Board to 

 make regulations for the prevention of dangers arising to 

 public health from the importation of milk and milk pro- 

 ducts. 



