Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1956

Restriction on sale of pasteurised milk.

15.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, except under a special designation within the meaning of Part IV of the Principal Act and under and in accordance with a special designation licence granted under the said Part IV, any milk which has been treated by heat.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of this section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof, in the case of a first offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding five pounds, and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, and, in either case, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding forty shillings for each day during which the offence continues.

(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to the sale of milk for consumption as hot milk on the premises on which it has been heated.