Appointment of public and other analystsN.I.
27.—(1) Every district council shall appoint in accordance with this Article one or more than one person ( “public analysts”) to act as analysts within the district of the council for the purposes of the functions conferred on district councils by this Order.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as a public analyst unless he possesses—
(a)such qualifications as may be prescirbed by regulations; or
(b)such other qualifications as the Department may approve.
(3) A person who is engaged directly or indirectly in any food business which is carried on in any district shall not be appointed public analyst for that district.
(4) A district council shall pay to a public analyst such remuneration as may be agreed upon by the council and the analyst, and that remuneration may be expressed to be payable—
(a)in addition to any fees received by him under this Part; or
(b)on condition that any fees so received by him are paid over by him to the council.
(5) A district council which appoints only one public analyst may appoint also a deputy to act during any vacancy in the office of public analyst, or during the absence or incapacity of the holder of the office, and the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (4) shall apply in relation to a deputy public analyst as they apply in relation to a public analyst.
(6) The Department of Agriculture may appoint one or more than one person to act as analysts for the purposes of the functions[F1 of that Department under] this Order; and the provisions of paragraphs (2), (4) and (5) shall apply to an analyst appointed by that Department under this paragraph as they apply to a public analyst appointed by a district council under paragraph (1) with the following modifications—
Sub‐para. (a) rep. by 1999 c. 28
(b)in paragraphs (4) and (5) for any reference to a district council there shall be substituted a reference to the Department of Agriculture.