Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Food Act (No. 26 of 1980)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Prohibition on manufacture importation, sale and distribution of food  
   3.	   Labelling, packaging, advertising,  
   4.	   Where standard is prescribed  
   5.	   Sale for purposes other than human consumption of food rendered unfit for human consumption  
   6.	   Warranty  
   7.	   Licensing  
   8.	   Food Advisory Committee  
   9.	   Duties of the Food Advisory Committee  
   10.	   Food Authority  
   11.	   Chief Food Authority  
   12.	   Default of local authority  
   13.	   Authorized Officer  
   14.	   Powers of Authorized Officer  
   15.	   Procedure in respect of articles seized  
   16.	   Analysis  
   17.	   Approved Analyst  
   18.	   Offences  
   19.	   Person committing offence liable to be arrested without a warrant and to be tried by a Magistrate's Court  
   20.	   Institution of proceedings  
   21.	   Where the accused proves that some other person is guilty of the offence  
   22.	   Defences  
   23.	   Report of Approved Analyst or Additional Approved Analyst  
   24.	   Authorized Officer to produce Before court the part of the sample retained by him  
   25.	   Copy or extract of document taken by an Authorized Officer  
   26.	   Presumptions  
   27.	   Offences committed by a body of persons  
   28.	   Protection for action taken in good faith  
   29.	   Certain fines to be paid into the funds of local authorities  
   30.	   Notification of food poisoning  
   31.	   Application of other written law to food  
   32.	   Regulations  
   33.	   Interpretation  
   34.	   Repeals and savings