14 ADULTERATION ACT. 



(i.) For the first offence he shall be liable to a penalty 



not exceeding five pounds ; 

 (2.) For the second and any subsequent offence he shall 



be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding fiity 



pounds : 



Moreover, in every case of a second or subsequent offence 

 against this Act, it shall be lawful for the Court, besides 

 inflicting upon the person guilty of such offence the punish- 

 ment directed by this Act, to order the offender's name, 

 occupation, place of abode, and place of business, and 

 particulars of his punishment under this Act, to be published, 

 at the expense of such offenders, in such newspaper or news- 

 papers, or in such other manner as the Court may think fit 

 to prescribe. 



(The other sections of the Act deal with summary pro- 

 ceedings for offences. Recovery of penalties. Intent to 

 defraud particular person need not be alleged. Appeal 

 from summary conviction. Limiting time for proceedings. 

 Court may order prosecutor to pay costs of unreasonable 

 prosecution, and so on.) 



In 1878 the above Act was amended by a short Act of two 

 sections — the second section of which is the only important 

 one, and alters section two of the first Act as follows : — 



Section 2 of the Adulteration of Seeds Act 1869 shall 

 be read as if instead of the words, " The term ' to dye seeds ' 

 means to give to seeds by any process of colouring, dyeing, 

 sulphur-smoking, or other artificial means the appearance of 

 seeds of another kind," there were therein inserted the 

 words, "The term 'to dye seeds 'means to apply to seeds 

 any process of colouring, dyeing, or sulphur-smoking." 



