LawgistThe Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act
13Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof
(1) If any food inspector or authorised officer has reason to believe that in respect of any infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof, the provisions of this Act have been or are being contravened, he may seize such substitute or bottle or food or container.
(2) No such substitute or food or bottle or container shall be retained by any food inspector or authorised officer for a period exceeding ninety days from the date of its seizure unless the approval of the District Judge, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such seizure has been made, has been obtained for such retention.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods
- 4 Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles
- 5 Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto
- 6 Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods
- 7 Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars
- 8 Health care system
- 9 Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc
- 10 Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc
- 11 Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods
- 12 Powers of entry and search
- 13 Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof
- 14 Confiscation
- 15 Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation
- 16 Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
- 17 Adjudication
- 18 Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof
- 19 Appeal
- 20 Penalty
- 21 Cognizance of offences
- 22 Offences by companies
- 23 Offences to be cognizable and bailable
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred
- 26 Power to make rules
