Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to prevent a purchaser of any article of food other than a food inspector 3 [or a recognised consumer association, whether the purchaser is a member of that association or not,] from having such article analysed by the public analyst on payment of such fees as may be prescribed and from receiving from the public analyst a report of his analysis:
Provided that 4 [such purchaser or recognised consumer association shall inform the vendor at the time time of purchase of his or its intention] to have such article so analysed:
Provided further that the provision of sub-section (1), sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of section 11 shall, as far as may be, apply to a 5 [purchaser of article of food or recognised consumer association who or which intends] to have such articles so analysed, as they apply to a food inspector who takes a sample of food for analysis:
Provided also that if the report of the public analyst shows that the article of food is adulterated, the 6 [purchaser or recognised consumer association shall be entitled to get refund of the fees paid by him or it] under this section.
1. Subs. by Act 34 of 1976, s. 9, for sub-section (5) (w.e.f. 1-4-1976).
2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-4-1976).
3. Ins. by Act 70 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-5-1987).
4. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “such purchaser shall inform the vendor at the time of purchase of his intention” (w.e.f. 1-5-1987).
1987).
5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “purchaser of article of food who intends” (w.e.f. 1-5-1987).
6. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “purchaser shall be entitled to get refund of the fees paid by him” (w.e.f. 1-5-1987).
13 1 [Explanation—For the purposes of this section and section 20, “recognised consumer association” means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force.]