Section 19: Defence in proceedings for sale of food, etc.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, it shall be a defence in any proceedings for an offence consisting of the sale of any article in contravention of this Act or the regulations to prove-
(a) that the accused sold the article in the same package and in the same condition as it wad in when he bough it; and
(b) that the accused could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained that the sale of the article would be in contravention of this Act or the regulation.
(2) A person charged with an offence under this Act shall not be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section unless he has given notice of this intention to do so at least ten days before the date of the trial and has at the same time disclosed to the prosecution the name of the person from whom he bought the article in question and the date of the purchase thereof.