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4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of each port health authority to execute and enforce these Regulations within its district.
(2) In relation to any place which is not situated in the district of a port health authority, it shall be the duty of the food authority for the area in which that place is situated to execute and enforce these Regulations.
(3) For the purposes of enabling a port health authority or as the case may be a food authority to carry out its duty of executing and enforcing these Regulations, an authorised officer of that authority shall—
(a)have the same powers as are bestowed on an authorised officer of an enforcement authority by section 32 of the Act for purposes connected with the Act or Regulations or Orders made under the Act; and
(b)be subject to the same obligations as regards the procurement of samples under section 29 of the Act as are imposed on an authorised officer of an enforcement authority by regulations 6 to 8 of the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990(1) (in these Regulations referred to as “the 1990 Regulations”), with the modification that any reference in those regulations to section 29 of the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to that section as applied by regulation 5(5).
(4) Each port health authority and each food authority shall give such assistance and information to the Secretary of State and the Food Standards Agency as they may reasonably request in connection with the execution and enforcement of these Regulations.
S.I. 1990/2463, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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