25.—(1) The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 M1 apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modifications specified in paragraph (2)—
(a)section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);
(b)section 29 (procurement of samples);
(c)section 30(8) (documentary evidence);
(d)section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith); and
(e)section 46(1) (expenses of authorised officers).
(2) The modifications are—
(a)construe any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to the Food Safety Act 1990 (or a Part of that Act) as a reference to these Regulations;
(b)construe any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to an authorised officer, or an officer of an enforcement authority or food authority, as a reference to an authorised officer as defined in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations;
(c)in relation to section 29—
(i)in paragraph (b)(ii), construe the reference to section 32 as a reference to these Regulations; and
(ii)in paragraph (d), omit the words “or of regulations or order made under it”;
(d)in relation to section 30(8)(a), omit the words “under subsection(6) above”; and
(e)in relation to section 44, construe any reference to a food authority as a reference to an enforcement authority.
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