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Section 76 Presumption as to contents of container.X1

Scotland

(1)

For the purposes of any trial in connection with an alleged contravention of any provision of this Part of this Act, any liquid contained in a container (sealed or open) shall, subject to subsection (2) below, be presumed to conform to the description of the liquid on the container.

(2)

Subsections (3) to (6) of section 127 of the M1Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (right of accused to challenge presumption as to contents) shall apply in relation to subsection (1) above as they apply in relation to subsection (2) of that section.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1976 c. 66.

Editorial notes

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S. 76 commencing “Section 127 of” substituted (prosp) for S.76 commencing “(1) For the” by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40, SIF 39:1), ss. 74(1), 75, Sch. 8 para. 30

Notes on Part V

Textual amendments

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Part V (ss. 68-77) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6 Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 16, 17)