Special provisions as to the sampling of milk, and proceedings subsequent thereto

(1) The provisions of this Act relating to the procuring of samples by sampling officers, and proceedings in connection therewith shall, in relation to milk, have effect subject to Schedule II. (2) It shall be a defence for a defendant charged with any offence under this Act, or under Milk and Dairies Regulations or Food Regulations, in respect of a sample of milk taken after the milk has left his possession, to prove that the churn or other vessel in which the milk was contained was effectively closed and sealed at the time when it left his possession, but had been opened before the person by whom the sample was taken had access to it. (3) So much of any contract as requires a purveyor of milk, on a sample of milk being procured under this Act, to send to the person from whom he obtained the milk any part of such sample, or to give to that person notice that a sample has been so procured, shall be void. 53 Offences and Penalties