22.—(1) [F1The Department of Agriculture or as the case may be,[F2 the Food Standards Agency or] a district council (whether within or outside its district) may provide] training courses in food hygiene for persons who are or intend to become involved in food businesses, whether as proprietors or employees or otherwise.
Para. (2) rep. by 1996 NI 12
(3) A district council or, as the case may be, that Department may contribute towards the expenses incurred under this Article by any other council or, as the case may be, that Department, or towards expenses incurred by any other person in providing, such courses as are mentioned in paragraph (1)F1. . . .
23.—(1) A district council may provide, whether within or outside its district, tanks or other apparatus for cleansing shellfish.
(2) A district council may contribute towards the expenses incurred under this Article by any other council, or towards expenses incurred by any other person in providing, and making available to the public, tanks or other apparatus for cleansing shellfish.
(3) Nothing in this Article shall authorise the establishment of any tank or other apparatus, or the execution of any other work, on, over or under tidal lands below high‐water mark of ordinary spring tides, except in accordance with such plans and sections, and subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may before the work is commenced be approved by the Department of the Environment.
(4) In this Article “cleansing”, in relation to shellfish, includes subjecting them to any germicidal treatment.
Art. 24 rep. by 1999 c.28
25.—(1) Regulations under this Part may—
(a)make provision for prohibiting or regulating the carrying out of commercial operations with respect to any food, food source or contact material—
(i)which fails to comply with the regulations; or
(ii)in relation to which an offence against the regulations has been committed, or would have been committed if any relevant act or omission had taken place in Northern Ireland; and
(b)without prejudice to the generality of Article 8, provide that any food which, in accordance with the regulations, is certified as being such food as is mentioned in sub‐paragraph (a) may be treated for the purposes of that Article as failing to comply with food safety requirements.
(2) Regulations under this Part may also—
(a)require persons carrying on any activity to which the regulations apply to keep and produce records and provide returns;
(b)prescribe the particulars to be entered on any register required to be kept in accordance with the regulations;
(c)require any such register to be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times and, subject to that, authorise it to be kept by means of a computer;
(d)prescribe the periods for which and the conditions subject to which licences may be issued, and provide for the subsequent alteration of conditions and for the cancellation, suspension or revocation of licences;
(e)provide for an appeal to a magistrates' court against any decision of a district council[F3,the Food Standards Agency] or the Department of Agriculture or of an authorised officer.
(3) Regulations under this PartF3. . . may—
(a)provide that an offence under the regulationsF3. . . shall be punishable on summary conviction or on indictment or in either one way or the other; and
(b)include provisions under which a person guilty of such an offence shall be liable to such penalties (not exceeding those which may be imposed in respect of offences under this Order) as may be specified in the regulationsF3. . . .