The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 MAIN PROVISIONS

   1. 3. Competent authorities

   2. 4. Exchanging and providing information

   3. 5. Obtaining information

   4. 6. Power to issue codes of recommended practice

   5. 7. Monitoring of enforcement action

   6. 8. Power to request information relating to enforcement action

   7. 9. Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action

   8. 10. Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions

   9. 11. Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9

   10. 12. Right of appeal

   11. 13. Appeal to County Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 12(1)

   12. 14. Staff of competent authority of another member State

   13. 15. Commission experts

   14. 16. Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets

   15. 17. Execution and enforcement

   16. 18. Powers of entry

   17. 19. Obstruction etc. of officers

   18. 20. Penalties

   19. 21. Time limit for prosecutions

4. PART 3 OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

   1. 22. Interpretation of this Part of the Regulations

   2. 23. Feed enforcement responsibilities

   3. 24. Food enforcement responsibilities

   4. 25. Functions of the Commissioners

   5. 26. Deferred enforcement and execution

   6. 27. Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

   7. 28. Checks on products

   8. 29. Detention, destruction, special treatment, re-dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

   9. 30. Notices pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

   10. 31. Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 30

   11. 32. Appeal to County Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 31

   12. 33. Serious risk to animal or public health

   13. 34. Liability for charges

   14. 35. Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

   15. 36. Analysis etc. of samples

   16. 37. Powers of entry of authorised officers of a district council

   17. 38. Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)

   18. 39. Offences and penalties

   19. 40. Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

5. PART 4 ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

   1. 41. Offences due to fault of another person

   2. 42. Defence of due diligence

   3. 43. Offences by bodies corporate

   4. 44. Protection of officers acting in good faith

   5. 45. Revocation

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

8. Explanatory Note