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Section 9: Food Inspectors

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 37 of 1954

(1) The Central Government or the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such person as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications to be food inspectors for such local areas as may be assigned to them by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be:

Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a food inspector under this section.

(2) Every food inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and shall be officially subordinate to such authority as the Government appointing him, may specify in this behalf.]

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ActThe Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
Section9
Marginal noteFood Inspectors
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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