PART IVADMINISTRATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT

Supervision and enforcement12

1

In relation to combined premises the Minister shall be responsible for the supervision under these Regulations of those premises and for enforcing and executing these Regulations in relation to those premises.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, any veterinary surgeon designated as an Official Veterinary Surgeon in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations in relation to any combined premises shall have overall responsibility under these Regulations for the performance in those premises of the functions described in paragraph (1), and the Minister shall appoint any such person to be an authorised officer of the Minister for the purpose of these Regulations.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, any person appointed by the Minister as an inspector under the Hygiene Regulations in any combined premises may act under the supervision and responsibility of an Official Veterinary Surgeon in relation to the performance in those premises of the functions described in paragraph (1).

4

In relation to any premises other than combined premises, responsibility for the supervision under these Regulations of those premises and for enforcing and executing these Regulations in relation to those premises shall lie with the food authority in whose area the premises are situated.

5

For the purposes of paragraph (4) above any person qualified to be an inspector in accordance with regulation 8(3) of the Fresh Meat Regulations or regulation 8(2) of and Schedule 16 to the Poultry Meat Regulations may act under the supervision and responsibility of an authorised officer of a food authority in relation to the functions described in paragraph (1).

6

Accordingly, in these Regulations “enforcement authority”, in relation to any premises, means the authority that, by virtue of paragraph (1) or (4) above, has the responsibilities described in paragraph (1) above.

7

Premises shall be inspected and monitored in accordance with Schedule 6.