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Section 9 requires every person who, himself or by his
servant, in any highway or place of public resort sells milk or
cream from a vehicle or from a can or other receptacle shall
have conspicuously inscribed on the vehicle or receptacle his
name and address, and in default shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding two pounds.
In the case of a sample taken of milk in course of deliveryor
of margarine or margarine cheese forwarded by a public conveyance,
the person taking the sample shall forward by registered
parcel or otherwise a portion of the sample marked, and
sealed, or fastened up, to the consignor if his name and address
appear on the can or package containing the article sampled.
Section 11 requires that every tin or other receptacle containing
condensed separated or skimmed milk must bear a label
clearly visible to the purchaser on which the words " Machineskimmed
Milk, or " Skimmed Milk," as the case may require,
are printed in large and legible type, and if any person sells or
exposes or offers for sale condensed separated or skimmed milk
in contravention of this section he shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.
Section 21 provides for the sending of articles of food or
of drugs by the Court or Justices before whom proceedings are
being taken, to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for
analysis ; and Section 22 contains certain provisions as to the
certificates of analysis. The latter section provides, for example,
that a copy of every certificate of the analyst must be
sent to the prosecutor at least three clear days before the
return day, and if it be not so sent the Court may adjourn the
hearing on such terms as may seem proper.
Sections 23 and 24 apply the Act to Scotland and Ireland.
The Act came into force on 1st January, 1900.
Metbopolis Watee Act.
(62 and 63 Vic., Chap. 7.)
This measure was framed by Mr. Chaplin with the object of
preventing a recurrence of water famine in the East End of
London, by carrying into effect an intercommunication of the
mains of the several Metropolitan Water Companies. The Act
provides, that the several companies shall submit to the Local
Government Board schemes for the necessary works for
supplying each other with water. The cost of the works is to
be met by the several companies by the issue of debenture
stock, under certain conditions.