adding any article or substance to the food;

using any article or substance as an ingredient in the preparation of the food;

abstracting any constituent from the food; and

subjecting the food to any other process or treatment,

has been sold or is offered or exposed for sale;F4. . .

is in the possession of, or has been deposited with or consigned to, any person for the purpose of sale or of preparation for sale;F4 or

is otherwise placed on the market for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.

seize the food and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace;

if he is so satisfied, shall forthwith withdraw the notice;

if he is not so satisfied, shall seize the food and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace.

any person who under Article 6F4 or regulation 4(a) of the General Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 might be liable to a prosecution in respect of the food shall, if he attends before the justice of the peace by whom the food falls to be dealt with, be entitled to be heard and to call witnesses;F5. . .

the food to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used for human consumption; and

any expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the destruction or disposal to be defrayed by the owner of the food.

any reference to an authorised officer includes a reference to F8 the Director of Public Health for Northern Ireland ;

in paragraph (7) the reference to the district council or, as the case may be,F6 the Food Standards Agency or the Department of Agriculture includes, in relation to F8 the Director of Public Health for Northern Ireland, the Health and Social Services Board;

“Health and Social Services Board” means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972F9.

state the officer's grounds for believing that the proprietor is failing to comply with the regulations;

specify the matters which constitute the proprietor's failure so to comply;

specify the measures which, in the officer's opinion, the proprietor must take in order to secure compliance; and

require the proprietor to take those measures, or measures which are at least equivalent to them, within such period (not being less than 14 days) as may be specified in the notice.

for requiring, prohibiting or regulating the use of any process or treatment in the preparation of food; or

for securing the observance of hygienic conditions and practices in connection with the carrying out of commercial operations with respect to food or food sources.

the proprietor of a food business is convicted of an offence under any regulations to which this Article applies; and

the court by or before which he is so convicted is satisfied that the health risk condition is fulfilled with respect to that business,

the use for the purposes of the business of any process or treatment;

the construction of any premises used for the purposes of the business, or the use for those purposes of any equipment; and

the state or condition of any premises or equipment used for the purposes of the business.

in a case falling within paragraph (2)(a), a prohibition on the use of the process or treatment for the purposes of the business;

in a case falling within paragraph (2)(b), a prohibition on the use of the premises or equipment for the purposes of the business or any other food business of the same class or description;60

in a case falling within paragraph (2)(c), a prohibition on the use of the premises or equipment for the purposes of any food business.

the proprietor of a food business is convicted of an offence under any regulations to which this Article applies by virtue of Article 9(3)(b); and

the court by or before which he is so convicted thinks it proper to do so in all the circumstances of the case,

serve a copy of the order on the proprietor of the business; and

in the case of an order under paragraph (1), affix a copy of the order in a conspicuous position on such premises used for the purposes of the business as it considers appropriate;

in the case of an order under paragraph (1), on the issue by the district council or, as the case may be,F11 the Food Standards Agency or the Department of Agriculture of a certificate to the effect that it is satisfied that the proprietor has taken sufficient measures to secure that the health risk condition is no longer fulfilled with respect to the business;

in the case of an order under paragraph (4), on the giving by the court of a direction to that effect.

determine, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event before the expiration of 14 days from the making of the application, whether or not it is so satisfied; and

if it determines that it is not so satisfied, give notice to the proprietor of the reasons for that determination.

before the expiration of 6 months from the making of the prohibition order; or

before the expiration of 3 months from the making by the proprietor of a previous application for such a direction.

serve a copy of the order on the proprietor of the business; and

affix a copy of the order in a conspicuous position on such premises used for the purposes of that business as it considers appropriate;

if no application for an emergency prohibition order is made before the expiration of the period of 3 days from the service of the notice, at the end of that period;

if such an application is so made, on the determination or abandonment of the application.

determine, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event before the expiration of 14 days from the making of the application, whether or not it is so satisfied; and

if it determines that it is not so satisfied, give notice to the proprietor of the reasons for that determination.

an application for an emergency prohibition order is made before the expiration of 3 days from the service of the notice; and

the court declares itself satisfied, on the hearing of the application, that the health risk condition was fulfilled with respect to the business at the time when the notice was served;

that consent had been given under paragraph (3) to the contravention of the emergency control order; and

that any condition subject to which that consent was given was complied with.

may give such directions as appear toF14 the authority giving the directions to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of preventing the carrying out of commercial operations with respect to any food, food sources or contact materials whichF14 the authority giving the directions believes, on reasonable grounds, to be food, food sources or contact materials to which an emergency control order applies; and

may do anything which appears toF14 the authority giving the directions to be necessary or expedient for that purpose.