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Food Safety Act 1990, Section 10 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 12 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

10 Improvement notices.E+W+S

(1)If an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for believing that the proprietor of a food business is failing to comply with any regulations to which this section applies, he may, by a notice served on that proprietor (in this Act referred to as an “improvement notice”)—

(a)state the officer’s grounds for believing that the proprietor is failing to comply with the regulations;

(b)specify the matters which constitute the proprietor’s failure so to comply;

(c)specify the measures which, in the officer’s opinion, the proprietor must take in order to secure compliance; and

(d)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.

(2)Any person who fails to comply with an improvement notice shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)This section and section 11 below apply to any regulations under this Part which make provision—

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

(b)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.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 10 applied (3.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2328, reg. 11(c)

C2S. 10 applied (with modifications) (2.9.2013) by The Fish Labelling Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1768), regs. 1(1)(b), 7

C3S. 10 applied (with modifications) (26.9.2013) by The Fish Labelling (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2139), regs. 1(2), 5

C6S. 10 applied (with modifications) (22.2.2020 for all purposes except in respect of infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates and 22.2.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/43), regs. 1(1)(2), 4(1), Sch. 2 para. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2021/168, reg. 2(2))

C9S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (20.11.2013) by The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2775), regs. 1(2), 17

C10S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (20.11.2013) by The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2750), regs. 1(2), 17 (with reg. 22(1)(2))

C11S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (19.9.2014 for specified purposes, 13.12.2014 for specified purposes, 13.12.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2303), regs. 1(3)(4)(b)(5)(b), 12(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with reg. 12(6)) (as amended (1.10.2021) by S.I. 2020/295, regs. 1(2), 2(9))

C12S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (13.12.2014) by The Products Containing Meat etc. (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3087), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)

C13S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (13.12.2014) by The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3001), reg. 7(1)(2) (with reg. 3)

C16S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (24.6.2015) by The Honey (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1348), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with regs. 4, 5, 21)

C17S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (3.8.2015) by The Honey (Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1507), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 (with reg. 22)

C25S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2007/3573, reg. 28A(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (as inserted (2.8.2016) by The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/639), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 4(b))

C26S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/3254, reg. 3A(1), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (as inserted (2.8.2016) by The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/639), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 5(a))

C27S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2004/314, reg. 10A(1), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (as inserted (2.8.2016) by The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/639), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 3(b))

C29S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2000/1866, reg. 5A(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (as inserted (2.8.2016) by The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/639), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(b))

C30S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (15.8.2014 for specified purposes, 13.12.2014 for specified purposes, 13.12.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), reg. 12(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with regs. 1(9)(b), 12(6)) (as amended (1.10.2021) by S.I. 2019/1218, regs. 1, 2(11) and (19.5.2022) by S.I. 2022/481, regs. 1(1), 2(7))

C31S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (22.12.2016) by The Caseins and Caseinates (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1130), regs. 1(3), 8(1), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with regs. 3, 8(3))

C32S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (26.9.2017) by The Caseins and Caseinates (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/848), regs. 1(1), 7, Sch. 5

C33S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (1.1.2018) by The Novel Foods (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1103), regs. 1(3), 5(1), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with reg. 5(4))

C34S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (26.3.2018) by The Jam and Similar Products (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/274), reg. 1(3), Sch. 5 (with reg. 3)

C37S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) (22.2.2020 for all purposes except in respect of infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates and 22.2.2021 in so far as not already in force) by The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/89), regs. 1(1)(2), 4(1), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with savings in reg. 5(4)(5), Sch. 4 para. 26(1)(2) (as inserted (16.9.2021) by S.I. 2021/955, reg. 2(2), Sch.))

C38S. 10(1)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/2705, reg. 27, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (as substituted (14.9.2017) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/832), regs. 1(3), 13)) (as amended (6.9.2018) by S.I. 2018/913, reg. 9 and (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2020/1581, regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c))

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