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The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Title, commencement and application

    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 Crown 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 these Regulations

    2. 23.Feed enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status

    3. 24.Food enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status

    4. 25.Functions of the Commissioners

    5. 26.Exchange of information

    6. 27.Deferred execution and enforcement

    7. 28.Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

    8. 29.Checks on products

    9. 30.Suspension of designation of points of entry

    10. 31.Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

    11. 32.Notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

    12. 33.Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 32

    13. 34.Appeal to Crown Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 33

    14. 35.Serious risk to animal or public health

    15. 36.Costs and fees

    16. 37.Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

    17. 38.Analysis etc. of samples

    18. 39.Powers of entry of authorised officers of a food authority

    19. 40.Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)

    20. 41.Offences and penalties

    21. 42.Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

  5. PART 4 RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

    1. 43.Expenses arising from additional official controls

    2. 44.Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission

  6. PART 5 ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

    1. 45.Offences due to fault of another person

    2. 46.Defence of due diligence

    3. 47.Offences by bodies corporate

    4. 48.Offences by Scottish partnerships

    5. 49.Protection of officers acting in good faith

    6. 50.Service of documents

    7. 51.Amendment to the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005

    8. 52.Revocation

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF EU 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

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      SPECIFIED IMPORT PROVISIONS

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FEED (HYGIENE AND ENFORCEMENT) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2005

  9. Explanatory Note

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