| Section : 15
Notification of food poisoning.- The Central Government of the State Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require medical practitioners carrying
on their profession in any local area specified in the notification to report
all occurrences of food poisoning coming within their cognizance to such officer
as may be specified in the notification. In exercise of the powers
of conferred by section 15 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37
of 1954), the Government of Gujarat hereby requires medical practitioners carrying
on their profession in the local areas specified in column 3 of the Schedule appended
hereto to report all occurrences of food poisoning coming within their cognizance
to the officer specified in column 2 of the said Schedule.
| Sr.
No. |
Officer |
Local Areas |
| 1. |
Officer appointed as Municipal Commissioner,
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Area within the limits of the Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation. | |
2. |
Officer appointed as Municipal Commissioner,
Baroda Municipal Corporation. |
Area within the limits of the Baroda
Municipal Corporation. | |
3. |
Officer appointed as Municipal Commissioner,
Rajkot Municipal Corporation |
Area within the limit of the Rajkot
Municipal Corporation. | |
4. |
Officer appointed as Municipal Commissioner,
Surat Municipal Corporation |
Area within the limits of the Surat
Municipal Corporation. | |
5. |
District Health Officer of each of
the district in the State, except the District of Baroda and Kaira |
Each of the local areas (not being
local area specified in any of the foregoing entries) in a district of which the
officer is appointed as the District Health Officer. |
| 6. |
District Medical Officer of Health,
Baroda District |
Each of the local areas in the Baroda
District not being local areas specified in any of the fore-going entries. |
| 7. |
Chief Medical Officer of Health,
Kaira District (Nadiad) |
Each of the local areas in the Kaira
District | [Noti. No. Gy/48-78 PFA-1076 JH, 6-5-1978-Guj.
Govt. Gaz., Pt. IV-A dt. 18-5-1978 p. 478].
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