Duty to enforce Act

(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority within its area to carry into execution and enforce the provisions of– (a) sections 4 to 10 (which relate to the composition of food and drugs); (b) section 23 (which relates to additions not to be made to milk and liquids not to be sold as milk); (c) section 25 (which relates to artificial cream); (d) section 28 (which relates to margarine, margarine-cheese, butter and milk-blended butter); and 48 (e) any other section of this Act which it is specifically directed by the Minister to with a view to securing that food and drugs are sold only in a pure and genuine condition. (2) It shall be the duty of every local authority within its district or area to carry into execution and enforce any section of this Act with respect to which the duty is not expressly, or by necessary implication, imposed on some other authority. (3) A local authority may institute proceedings under any section of, or regulation made under, this Act.