Section Section 31
, the Food Safety Officer may search any place, seize any article of food o adul
section 31, the Food Safety Officer may search any place, seize any article of food o adulterant; if there is a reasonable doubt about them being involved in commission of any offence relating to food, and shall thereafter inform the Designated Officer of the actions taken by him in writing: Provided that no search shall be deemed to be irregular by reason only of the fact that witnesses for the search are not inhabitants of the locality in which the place searched is situated
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2 Save as in this Act otherwise expressly provided, provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) relating to search, seizure, summon, investigation and prosecution, shall apply, as far as may be, to all action taken by the Food Safety Officer under this Act 42. Procedure for launching prosecution: The Food Safety Officer shall be responsible for inspection of food business, drawing samples and sending them to Food Analyst for analysis. (2) The Food Analyst after receiving the sample from the Food Safety Officer shall analyse the sample and send the analysis report mentioning method of sampling and analysis within fourteen days to Designated Officer with a copy to Commissioner of Food Safety. (3) The Designated Officer after scrutiny of the report of Food Analyst shall decide as to whether the contravention is punishable with imprisonment O fine oly and in the case of contravention punishable with imprisonment;, he shall send his recommendations within fourteen days to the Commissioner of Food Safety for sanctioning prosecution: The Commissioner of Food Safety shall, if he so deems fit decide, within the period prescribed by the Central Government; as per the gravity of offence, whether the matter be referred to, a court of ordinary jurisdiction in case of offences punishable with imprisonment for a term up to three years; or (b) a Special Court in case of offences punis shable with imprisonment for a term exceeding three years where such Special Court is established and in case no Special Court is established, such cases shall be tried by a Court of ordinary jurisdiction: (5) The Commissioner of Food Safety shall communicate his decision to the Designated Officer and the concerned Food Safety Officer who shall launch prosecution before courts of ordinary jurisdiction O Special Court; as the case may be; and such communication shall also be sent to the purchaser if the sample was taken under
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