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16After subsection (5) of section 6 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (enforcement of Act) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(6)In this Act “authorised officer”, in relation to an enforcement authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by the authority in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under this Act and regulations and orders made under it; but if regulations made by the Ministers so provide, no person shall be so authorised unless he has such qualifications as may be prescribed by the regulations.”
17In subsection (1) of section 42 of that Act (default powers)—
(a)for the words “one of his officers” there shall be substituted the words “a person (whether or not an officer of his) who is authorised by him in writing to do so”; and
(b)there shall be inserted at the end the words “but if regulations made by the Ministers so provide, no person shall be so authorised unless he has such qualifications as may be prescribed by the regulations.”
18In subsection (1) of section 50 of that Act (service of documents), for the words “any officer” there shall be substituted the words “an authorised officer”.
19In subsection (2) of section 53 of that Act (general interpretation), after the first entry there shall be inserted the following entry—
“Authorised officer of an enforcement authority | section 6(6)”. |
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