Other penalties.—Any woman who procures, or attempts to procure, a certificate by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, a false and fraudulent declaration, certificate or representation, either in writing or otherwise, will be guilty of a misdemeanour, and, on conviction, will be liable to twelve months' hard labour. Any one who wilfully makes, or causes to be made, any falsification in any matter relating to the roll of midwives, will be guilty of a misdemeanour, and liable to twelve months' hard labour. Any offences under the Act which are punishable on summary conviction may be prosecuted by the local supervising authority. The expenses of such a prosecution will be defrayed by the council of the county or county borough in which the prosecution takes place. .Appeal.—A woman who considers herself aggrieved by a determination of a court of summary jurisdiction under the Act, may appeal therefrom to the Court of Quarter Sessions. Action, by English Branch Council.—The General Medical Council acts by the English Branch Council, which, for all purposes of the Act, occupies the place of the General Medical Council.
Board of Agriculture in exercise of powers conferred on them by section 4 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, have made certain regulations concerning the sale of milk. These are known as the
Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901, and are as follows : Afilk.—(1) Where a sample of milk (not being milk sold as skimmed, or separated, or condensed milk) contains less than 3 per cent. of milk-fat, it shall be presumed for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1899, until the con trary is proved, that the milk is not genuine, by reason of the abstraction therefrom of milk-fat, or the addition thereto of water. (2) Where a samplq of milk (not being milk sold as skimmed, or separated, or condensed milk) contains less than 8.5 per cent. of milk-solids other than milk-fat, it shall be presumed for the purposes of the above Acts, until the contrary is proved, that the milk is not genuine, by reason of the abstraction therefrom of milk solids other than milk-fat, or the addition thereto of water. Skimmed or separated mille.—(3) Where a sample of skimmed or separated milk (not being condensed milk) contains less than 9 per cent. of milk-solids, it shall be presumed, for the purposes of the above Acts, until the contrary is proved, that the milk is not genuine, by reason of the abstraction therefrom of milk solids other than milk-fat, or the adriltion thereto of water. And see ADULTERATION; DAIRIES.