law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  Chapter X
  
  Adjudication and Food Safety Appellate Tribunal
  68. Adjudication. - 
  1.     
  
    For
  
  the purposes of adjudication under this Chapter, an officer not below the rank
  
  of Additional District Magistrate of the district where the alleged offence is
  
  committed, shall be notified by the State Government as the Adjudicating
  
  Officer for adjudication in the manner as may be prescribed by the Central
  
  Government.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Adjudicating Officer shall, after giving the person a reasonable opportunity
  
  for making representation in the matter, and if, on such inquiry, he is
  
  satisfied that the person has committed the contravention of provisions of this
  
  Act or the rules or the regulations made there under, impose such penalty as he
  
  thinks fit in accordance with the provisions relating to that offence.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Adjudicating Officer shall have the powers of a civil court and-
  a.      all proceedings
  
  before him shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of
  
  sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code;
  b.     shall be deemed to be
  
  a court for the purposes of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973.
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    While
  
  adjudicating the quantum of penalty under this Chapter, the Adjudicating
  
  Officer shall have due regard to the guidelines specified in section 49.