Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Transitional provision

5.  Before regulations 2, 3 and 4 come into operation—

(a) persons may apply for licences as if those regulations were in operation by submitting applications which comply with Schedule 1A to the principal Regulations, as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b) district councils—

(i) shall determine any such applications which they receive, give notices of determinations and, where appropriate, issue licences; and

(ii) may suspend or revoke any licence issued in respect of such an application and take any steps which they consider appropriate for the purposes of making determinations in relation to such applications and licences (including the inspection of premises and the receipt of charges),

as if the said Schedule 1A were in operation;

and any licence granted by a district council pursuant to such an application shall, subject to paragraph 10 of Schedule 1A, remain in force for a period of one year commencing with the later of the date on which it is issued or 1st October 2001.