S.L. 117.13 ст. 21Prosecution of wholesaler or retailer.

(1) Where the wholesaler or retailer of any tomato paste is prosecuted under regulation 12(2), he shall be exempt from any liability if he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that he had acquired the tomato paste in question in the belief that it conformed with the provisions of regulation 12(2), and that he had no reason to believe at the time he sold it that it was otherwise; and that he sold the tomato paste in the same state as when he acquired it. In the absence of collusion between the manufacturer and the wholesaler or retailer, it shall be deemed that the manufacturer had provided an implied warranty to the wholesaler or retailer that the tomato paste he had manufactured and sold to him conformed with the provisions of regulation 12(2).

(2) Where the defendant in a prosecution under these Regulations has been discharged under the foregoing provisions of this regulation, proceedings may be taken by the Police against the person from whom the defendant in the prosecution had bought the tomato paste.