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Food Safety Act 1990

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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. Part I PRELIMINARYPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 1. Meaning of “food” and other basic expressions.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 2. Extended meaning of “sale” etc.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 3. Presumptions that food intended for human consumption.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. 4. Ministers having functions under Act.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. 5. Food authorities and authorised officers.Previous MatchNext Match

    6. 6. Enforcement of Act.Previous MatchNext Match

  3. Part II MAIN PROVISIONSPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Food safetyPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 7. Rendering food injurious to health.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 8. Selling food not complying with food safety requirements.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 9. Inspection and seizure of suspected food.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 10. Improvement notices.Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 11. Prohibition orders.Previous MatchNext Match

      6. 12. Emergency prohibition notices and orders.Previous MatchNext Match

      7. 13. Emergency control orders.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. Consumer protectionPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 14. Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 15. Falsely describing or presenting food.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. RegulationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 16. Food safety and consumer protection.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 17. Enforcement of Community provisions.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 18. Special provisions for particular foods etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 19. Registration and licensing of food premises.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. Defences etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      1. 20. Offences due to fault of another person.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 21. Defence of due diligence.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 22. Defence of publication in the course of business.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. Miscellaneous and supplementalPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 23. Provision of food hygiene training.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 24. Provision of facilities for cleansing shellfish.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 25. Orders for facilitating the exercise of functions.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 26. Regulations and orders: supplementary provisions.Previous MatchNext Match

  4. Part III ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENTPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. AdministrationPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 27. Appointment of public analysts.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 28. Provision of facilities for examinations.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. Sampling and analysis etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      1. 29. Procurement of samples.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 30. Analysis etc. of samples.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 31. Regulation of sampling and analysis etc.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. Powers of entry and obstruction etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      1. 32. Powers of entry.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 33. Obstruction etc. of officers.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. OffencesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 34. Time limit for prosecutions.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 35. Punishment of offences.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 36. Offences by bodies corporate.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 36A.Offences by Scottish partnerships.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. AppealsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 37. Appeals to magistrates’ court or sheriff.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 38. Appeals to Crown Court.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 39. Appeals against improvement notices.Previous MatchNext Match

  5. Part IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTALPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Powers of MinistersPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 40. Power to issue codes of practice.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 41. Power to require returns.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 42. Default powers.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. Protective provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 43. Continuance of registration or licence on death.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 44. Protection of officers acting in good faith.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. Financial provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 45. Regulations as to charges.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 46. Expenses of authorised officers and county councils.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 47. Remuneration of tribunal chairmen.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. Instruments and documentsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 48. Regulations and orders.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 49. Form and authentication of documents.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 50. Service of documents.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. Amendments of other ActsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 51. Contamination of food: emergency orders.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 52. Markets, sugar beet and cold storage.Previous MatchNext Match

    6. SupplementalPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 53. General interpretation.Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 54. Application to Crown.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 55. Water supply: England and Wales.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 56. Water supply: Scotland.Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 57. Scilly Isles and Channel Islands.Previous MatchNext Match

      6. 58. Territorial waters and the continental shelf.Previous MatchNext Match

      7. 59. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.Previous MatchNext Match

      8. 60. Short title, commencement and extent.Previous MatchNext Match

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      Provisions of Regulations under Section 16(1)Previous MatchNext Match

      1. Composition of foodPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.Provision for prohibiting or regulating— (a) the sale, possession for...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Fitness etc. of foodPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) Provision for prohibiting— (a) the sale for human consumption;...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 3.(1) Provision for regulating generally the treatment and disposal of...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Processing and treatment of foodPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.Provision for the following, namely— (a) for the giving by...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Food hygienePrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.(1) Provision for imposing requirements as to— Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 6.(1) Provision for imposing responsibility for compliance with any requirements...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Production of food sourcesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6A.Provision for prohibiting or regulating— (a) the possession, sale or...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Inspection etc. of food sourcesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.(1) Provision for securing the inspection of food sources by...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Amendments of Parts III and V of 1984 ActPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Amendments of Part IIIPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.Part III of the 1984 Act (markets) shall be amended...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.(1) In subsection (1) of section 50 (establishment or acquisition...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 3.In section 51(2) (power to sell to local authority), the...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 4.(1) In subsection (1) of section 53 (charges by market...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 5.For subsection (2) of section 54 (time for payment of...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 6.In section 56(1) (prohibited sales in market hours), for the...Previous MatchNext Match

        7. 7.In section 57 (weighing machines and scales), subsection (1) shall...Previous MatchNext Match

        8. 8.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...Previous MatchNext Match

        9. 9.Section 58 (weighing of articles) shall cease to have effect....Previous MatchNext Match

        10. 10.In section 60 (market byelaws), after paragraph (c) there shall...Previous MatchNext Match

        11. 11.In section 61 (interpretation of Part III), the words from...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Amendments of Part VPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 12.Part V of the 1984 Act (sugar beet and cold...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 13.(1) In subsections (1) and (2) of section 68 (research...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 14.In subsection (3) of section 69 (crop price), for the...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 15.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 16.Section 70 (provision of cold storage) shall cease to have...Previous MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 3Previous MatchNext Match

      Minor and Consequential AmendmentsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. The Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 1.An order made by the Secretary of State under section...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 2.Section 54(1) of the London Government Act 1963 (food, drugs,...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. The Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 3.In section 7(3) of the Agriculture Act 1967 (labelling of...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 4.(1) In subsection (2) of section 25 of that Act...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. The Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967 (c. 50)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 5.In section 4 of the Farm and Garden Chemicals Act...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 6.In section 2(5)(a) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (certain...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 7.In section 22 of that Act (admissibility of evidence in...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. The Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 8.In section 108 of the Medicines Act 1968 (enforcement in...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 9.In section 109 of that Act (enforcement in Scotland)— Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 10.After section 115 of that Act there shall be inserted...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 11.In section 132(1) of that Act (interpretation), the definition of...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 12.In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act (sampling)...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 13.In Schedule 16 to the Transport Act 1968 (supplementary and...Previous MatchNext Match

      8. The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Previous MatchNext Match

      9. The Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 (c. 62)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 15.(1) In subsection (1) of section 4 of the Agriculture...Previous MatchNext Match

      10. The Poisons Act 1972 (c. 66)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 16.In section 8(4)(a) of the Poisons Act 1972 (evidence of...Previous MatchNext Match

      11. The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 17.In section 259(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (compensation...Previous MatchNext Match

      12. The Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 18.In the following provisions of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974, namely—...Previous MatchNext Match

      13. The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 66)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 19.In section 23(4) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (application...Previous MatchNext Match

      14. The Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 (c. 77)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 20.(1) In subsection (1) of section 12 of the Weights...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 21.In Schedule 6 to that Act (temporary requirements imposed by...Previous MatchNext Match

      15. The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (c. 5)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 22.In Schedule 5 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979...Previous MatchNext Match

      16. The Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 13)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 23.In section 19(2) of the Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 24.In section 22 of that Act (interpretation)— Previous MatchNext Match

      17. The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 25.In section 39 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982...Previous MatchNext Match

      18. The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 26.In section 3(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease)...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 27.In section 7(3) of that Act (London port health authority),...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 28.(1) In subsection (1) of section 20 of that Act...Previous MatchNext Match

      19. The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 29.In section 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 30.In section 25 of that Act (Northern Ireland) after subsection...Previous MatchNext Match

      20. The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 31.In paragraph 15 of Schedule 8 to the Local Government...Previous MatchNext Match

      21. The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 32.In section 38 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 33.In section 93 of that Act (powers under other Acts...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 34.In section 94(1) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition...Previous MatchNext Match

      22. The Agriculture Act 1986 (c. 49)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 35.In section 1(6) of the Agriculture Act 1986 (provision of...Previous MatchNext Match

      23. The National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 36.(1) In subsection (2) of section 1 of the National...Previous MatchNext Match

      24. The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 37.In section 19(1) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (interpretation...Previous MatchNext Match

      25. The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 38.In section 16(7) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988...Previous MatchNext Match

    4. SCHEDULE 4Previous MatchNext Match

      Transitional Provisions and SavingsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Ships and aircraftPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.In relation to any time before the commencement of the...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. Regulations under the 1984 ActPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) In so far as any existing regulations made, or...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. Regulations under the 1956 ActPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 3.Any existing regulations made, or having effect as if made,...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Other regulationsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.In so far as any existing regulations made under section...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. Orders with respect to milk in ScotlandPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 5.the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Act 1914 (orders with respect...Previous MatchNext Match

      6. Disqualification ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.The repeal by this Act of section 14 of the...Previous MatchNext Match

      7. Food hygiene byelawsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Previous MatchNext Match

      8. Closure ordersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 8.The repeal by this Act of section 21 of the...Previous MatchNext Match

    5. SCHEDULE 5Previous MatchNext Match

      RepealsPrevious MatchNext Match

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