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Substitution of new Part for Part VII of Principal Act.
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25.—The following Part is hereby substituted for Part VII of the Principal Act:
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“PART VII
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK
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Regulations governing bacteriological examination of milk.
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49.—The Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, may make regulations—
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(a) providing for the carrying out of tests, examinations and analyses of samples of milk submitted under this Part of this Act,
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(b) prescribing the persons or classes of persons by whom or under whose general supervision such tests, examinations and analyses are to be carried out,
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(c) prescribing the means by and the manner in which such tests, examinations and analyses are to be carried out,
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(d) prescribing the form of certificate to be given of the result of any such test, examination or analysis,
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(e) prescribing the fees and their manner and time of payment, for such examinations, tests and analyses,
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(f) prescribing the persons or classes of persons who shall be exempt from payment of fees in prescribed circumstances,
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(g) providing for the manner in which the submission of samples is to be made and for any other matters relating to such submission for which the Minister thinks it appropriate to make provision by regulations.
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Submission of milk samples.
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50.—The Minister, the Minister for Agriculture, a sanitary authority or a dairyman may submit samples of milk in accordance with the regulations under section 49 of this Act for test, examination or analysis by a bacteriological examiner.
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Duty of bacteriological examiner.
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51.—(1) A sample submitted in accordance with the regulations under section 49 of this Act shall be examined, tested or analysed, as the case may be, in accordance with the regulations made under that section by or under the general supervision and direction of a bacteriological examiner.
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(2) A certificate stating the result of the examination, test or analysis, as the case may be, shall be given by the bacteriological examiner by whom or under whose general supervision and direction such examination, test or analysis was carried out to the person by whom the sample was submitted and such certificate shall be evidence for all purposes of the result of such test, examination or analysis.
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(3) The bacteriological certificate shall be in the form (if any) prescribed under section 49 of this Act.
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Bacteriological examiner and bacteriological certificate.
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52.—In this Act—
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‘bacteriological examiner’ means a member of a class prescribed under section 49 of this Act; ‘bacteriological certificate’ means a certificate given under section 51 of this Act.”
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