8. Qualifications for Food Inspector.-A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Food Inspector unless he-
(a) Is a medical officer in charge of Health administration of a local area : or
(b) Is a graduate in medicine and has received at least one month’s training in food inspection and sampling work approved for the purpose by the Central Government of a State Government : or
(c) Is a graduate in Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects of is a graduate in Agriculture or Public Health or Pharmacy or in Veterinary Science or a graduate in Food Technology or Technology or is a diploma-holder in Food Technology or Dairy Technology from a university or institution established in India by law or has equivalent qualifications recognized and notified by the Central Government for the purpose and has received three months’ satisfactory training in food inspection and sampling work under a Food (Health) Authority or in an institution approved for the purpose by Central Government:
Provided that the training in food inspection and sampling work obtained prior to the commencement of the 2[Rule 3 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 1976, in any of the laboratories under the control of-
(i) A public analyst appointed under the Act; or
(ii) A fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain (Branch E) : or
(iii) Any Director, Central Food Laboratory ; or the training obtained under a food (Health) Authority prior to the commencement of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Rules, 1980, shall be considered to be equivalent for the purpose of the requisite training under these rules :
Provided further that a person who is a qualified Sanitary Inspector having experience as such for a minimum period of one year and has received at least three months training in whole or in parts in food inspection, and sampling work, may be eligible for appointment as Food Inspector, Lip to the period ending on the 31st March, 1985, and may continue as such if so appointed even though lie does not fulfill the qualifications as laid down in Cls. (a) to (c):
Provided also that nothing in this rule shall be construed to disqualify any person who is a food inspector on the commencement of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Rules, 1980, from continuing as such after such commencement.
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