Section 22: Power of Government to seize sample — Cantonments Pure Food Act, 1966

Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.

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22. Power of Government to seize sample.__ (1) The 1[Federal Government] may, in relation to any matter appearing to it to affect the general interest of the consumers of any food, direct any public servant to procure for analysis a sample of such food, and thereupon such public servant shall have all the powers of an Inspector. (2) The public servant upon receiving the certificate of the Public Analyst shall take proceedings or cause proceedings to be taken as if he himself had caused such analysis to be made. (3) The expenses incurred by the public servant in performing such duties shall be paid by the local authority. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. PART V PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Effective date: 1966-01-01

Related sections

Section 21: Certificate of Public Analyst Section 23: Penalties Section 20: Action in respect of samples Section 24: Power to try Summarily Section 19: Right of private persons to have samples analysed Section 25: Certain things to be presumed

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