Provision of officers for executing Act

(1) The Minister may assign a medical officer of health for duty in respect of the execution of this Act within the district of any local authority. (2) The Public Services Commission may– (a) appoint any qualified person or persons a public analyst or analysts for the purpose of making analyses of any food, drug or other substance, samples of which may be taken by any person under this Act; (b) declare any qualified person or persons a bacteriologist, veterinary surgeon or meat inspector for the purpose of making bacteriological and other examinations of any food and drug or other substance taken by sampling officers, or other food, drug or other substance which may be submitted for examination under this Act by a purchaser or of any sample of imported food taken by the Comptroller of Customs under this Act. 49 (3) A public analyst may be appointed to act for one or more local authorities. CAP. 95. (4) Section 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Evidence Act shall apply and have effect in any proceedings under this Act in which it is material to give in evidence the result of any analysis or examination made pursuant to this Act.