Royal College of Physicians Act, 1761

The utensils, measures, scales, and weights may be examined, and, if contrary to said code, or unlawful seised and destroyed;

saving appeal as aforesaid.

>XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid examiners may and shall examine the several utensils, measures, scales, and weights in all and every place or places, where any kind of drugs or medicinal preparations or compounds are sold, prepared, or compounded for sale, exposed to sale, or kept for that purpose, and seize and destroy all such utensils, measures, weights, and scales, as they shall find contrary to the rules or directions of the said code or pharmacopœia, or otherwise defective or unlawful; saving to the delinquent the benefit of an appeal to the college of physicians, as in the case of condemned drugs or medicines as aforesaid.