Food Act 1984

107 Carrying on business pending appeal

(1) Where a decision of an authority under this Act, or under any regulations made under this Act, refusing, cancelling, suspending or revoking, registration or a licence, or a decision of a magistrates' court on appeal against such a decision, makes it unlawful for a person—

(a) to carry on any business which he, or his immediate predecessor in the business, was lawfully carrying on at the date when the decision of the authority was given, or

(b) to use any premises for any purpose for which he, or his immediate predecessor in the business, was lawfully using them at that date,

he may carry on that business and use those premises for that purpose until the time for appealing has expired and, if an appeal is lodged, until the appeal is finally disposed of or abandoned or has failed for want of prosecution.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) with respect to the right to continue to carry on a business and to use premises shall apply also where the decision of a court in proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act, or under any regulations made under this Act, makes it unlawful for a person—

(a) to carry on a business which he was lawfully carrying on immediately before the decision was given; or

(b) to use any premises for any purpose for which he was then lawfully using them.