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Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875

Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 rather than just read about it. In short: The Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 63) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Adulteration of Food Acts and made new provision for the sale of food and drugs in a pure state in the United Kingdom. Provisions Repealed enactments Section 1 of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in that section.

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Reference excerpt

The Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 63) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Adulteration of Food Acts and made new provision for the sale of food and drugs in a pure state in the United Kingdom.

Provisions

Repealed enactments Section 1 of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in that section.

The repeals did not extend to any appointment made under the repealed enactments and not then determined, to any offence committed against them or any prosecution or other act commenced and not concluded or completed, or to any payment of money then due in respect of any provision of them.

Special provision as to tea Section 30 of the act required all tea imported as merchandise into and landed at any port in Great Britain or Ireland from 1 January 1876 to be subject to examination by persons appointed by the Commissioners of Customs, with the approval of the Treasury. Tea found on analysis to be mixed with other substances or to be exhausted was not to be delivered except with the sanction of the commissioners, and tea found to be unfit for human food was to be forfeited and destroyed. Section 31 defined "exhausted" tea as tea deprived of its proper quality, strength or virtue by steeping, infusion, decoction or other means.

Subsequent developments Section 1 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1878 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 39), which came into force on 25 August 1883. The whole act, except sections 30, 31 and 36, was repealed by section 37 of, and the fourth schedule to, the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 31), which came into operation on 1 January 1929. That repeal did not affect any regulation, registration, appointment, sample, analysis, direction, order, certificate or approval made, effected, taken or given under the repealed enactments, each of which was to have effect as if made, effected, taken or given under the 1928 act. Save as respects the importation of articles of food and proceedings for offences in relation thereto, the 1928 act did not extend to Northern Ireland. The whole act, so far as unrepealed, except in so far as it extends to Northern Ireland, was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 5), which came into force on 18 December 1953.

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References

External links Text of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Consumer protection in the United Kingdom, Food law, Food safety, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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