View All - 1980 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances FOOD ACTMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Food Act, No. 26 of 1980, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette.2. Prohibition on manufacture importation, sale and distribution of food. 3. Labelling, packaging, advertising, 4. Where standard is prescribed. 5. Sale for purposes other than human consumption of food rendered unfit for human consumption. 6. Warranty. 7. Licensing. 8. Food Advisory Committee. 9. Duties of the Food Advisory Committee. 10. Food Authority. 11. Chief Food Authority. 12. Default of local authority. 13. Authorized Officer. 14. Powers of Authorized Officer. 15. Procedure in respect of articles seized. 16. Analysis 17. Approved Analyst 18. Offences 19. Person committing offence liable to be arrested without a warrant and to be tried by a Magistrate's Court. 20. Institution of proceedings. 21. Where the accused proves that some other person is guilty of the offence. 22. Defences. 23. Report of Approved Analyst or Additional Approved Analyst. 24. Authorized Officer to produce Before court the part of the sample retained by him. 25. Copy or extract of document taken by an Authorized Officer. 26. Presumptions. 27. Offences committed by a body of persons. 28. Protection for action taken in good faith. 29. Certain fines to be paid into the funds of local authorities. 30. Notification of food poisoning. 31. Application of other written law to food. 32. Regulations. 33. Interpretation. 34. Repeals and savings.