Enforcement of the Order, analysts and appeals7

1

In Article 2(2) of the principal Order (interpretation), in the definition of “authorised officer”, after sub-paragraph (b), there shall be inserted—

c

in the case of duties imposed on the Department concerned by virtue of a direction under Article 26(2), a person who is generally or specially authorised in writing by the Department concerned for the purposes of that direction;

2

In Article 26 of the principal Order (enforcement of the Order)—

a

in paragraph (2) for “The Department” there shall be substituted “ The Department concerned ” and for “the Department” there shall be substituted “ that Department or any person who is generally or specially authorised in writing by that Department ”;

b

in paragraph (4)—

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ii

the word “such” shall cease to have effect;

iii

at the end there shall be added “ under any provisions of this Order or any regulations or orders made under it ”;

c

paragraph (5) shall cease to have effect.

3

In Article 27(6) of the principal Order (appointment of analysts by the Department of Agriculture) for “conferred on that Department by” there shall be substituted “ of that Department under ”.

4

After Article 37(2) of the principal Order there shall be inserted—

2A

The period within which such an appeal as is mentioned in paragraph (2) may be brought shall be—

a

one month from the date on which notice of the decision L was served on the person desiring to appeal; or

b

in the case of an appeal under paragraph (1)(a), that period or the period specified in the improvement notice, whichever ends the earlier.

5

Articles 13 to 15 of the [1996 NI 11.] Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall apply for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2)(a) as they apply for the purposes of Part III of that Order.