Paragraph 3

Any container into which the milk is put shall be sterilised by steam or by a solution containing an approved bactericidal agent on the premises to which the licence relates on each occasion before the container is used for the milk:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to non-returnable containers which the local authority are satisfied are sterile, or to bottles cleansed in bottle washing machines on the premises in which they are to be filled with milk.