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| (1) Save as otherwise provided in subsection (4) for every administrative area of a local authority there shall be a Food Authority to carry into execution and enforce within the administrative area of the respective local authority the provisions of this Act and the regulations made there under. |
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| (2) The Food Authority under subsection (1) for the administrative area of-
| | (a) a Municipality shall be the Municipal Council constituted for that area; | | |
| | (b) any other local authority shall be -
| | | (i) the local authority constituted for that area, where that local authority is appointed by the Minister as the Food Authority for that area on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Local Government ; or |
| (ii) the Medical Officer of Health for that area where the local authority constituted for that area is not appointed as the Food Authority under sub-paragraph (i). |
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| (3) Every Superintendent of Health Services shall, within the area for which he is appointed, supervise and co-ordinate the work of the Food Authorities under subsection(1) in that area. |
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| (4) For the administrative area of every local authority-
| | (a) the Excise Commissioner shall be a Food Authority in relation to food which is excisable within the meaning of the Excise Ordinance ; and | | |
| | (b) the Principal Collector of Customs shall be a Food Authority in relation to food the importation of which is prohibited under this Act: | | |
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