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Section 42: Special designations: exemption.

Food Act 1984 · 1984 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Milk, Dairies and Cream Substitutes

Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) or subsection (3) of section 40, or in section 41(3), selling milk as mentioined in those subsections without the use of a special designation is permissible if done with the Minister's consent.

The Minister may give consents for the purposes of this section—

either generally as respects selling milk as mentioned in those subsections or restricted to a particular retailer or establishment or otherwise, and
either unconditionally or subject to conditions,

as may appear to him to be requisite to meet any circumstances in which use of a special designation which would be oblligatory under those subsections apart from the consent appears to him to be for the time being not reasonably practicable.

A catering sale made in a specified area is not unlawful under section 41(2) if the milk was sold to the caterer with consent given by the Minister for the purposes of this section.

Section 47 applies for the interpretation of this section.

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