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Food Act 1984

45ABurden of proof as to statements on packages etc.

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45A Burden of proof as to statements on packages etc. In any prosecution under this Act (other than in relation to an offence in Part IIA) the burden of proving the correctness of any statement in or on any label or advertisement with respect to the origin or composition or the therapeutic or nutritive properties or the therapeutic effects of any food is on the person charged. S. 45B inserted by No. 95/1986 s. 17.

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Section 45A - Food Act 1984 - Burden of proof as to statements on packages etc. — Zoe