# Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 (repealed 6.1.1997), Section 25: Power of court to require testing by Government Chemist.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The court before which any proceedings are taken under this Act may, if it thinks fit, and upon the request of either party shall, cause the part of any sample produced before the court under subsection (3) of section twenty-one of this Act to be sent to the Government Chemist, who shall make a test, and transmit to the court a certificate of the result thereof, and the costs of the test shall be paid by the prosecutor or the defendant as the court may order.
(2) If, in a case where an appeal is brought, no action has been taken under the foregoing subsection, the provisions thereof shall apply also in relation to the court by which the appeal is heard.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/63/section/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rag-flock-and-other-filling-materials-act-1951-repealed-611997/section-25
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