22Procuring of samples of food

22 Procuring of samples of food S. 22(1) amended by No. 95/1986 s. 8. (1) An authorized officer may, on payment or tender to the person in whose possession the food is or to his servant or agent of the current market value thereof or of the rate prescribed, demand and procure such samples of the food as are required for the purposes of this Act. (2) Where any food is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, a person shall not be required by an authorized officer to sell less than the whole of that package. (3) If a rate has been prescribed for the payment for a sample it shall not be necessary for an authorized officer to tender any higher price for that sample. (4) The procuring of a sample pursuant to this section and the payment or tender of the current market value thereof or of the rate prescribed (as the case requires) shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be a sale by the person from whom the sample was obtained to the authorized officer of the food contained in the sample. S. 22(5) inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 20(2). (5) In the case of a vending machine, it is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) if the authorized officer obtains the sample by making proper payment for it.