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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Food Act 1984 (c. 30)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Food Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 30

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Food Generally

    1. Composition and labelling of food

      1. 1. Offences as to preparation and sale of injurious foods

      2. 2. General protection for purchasers of food

      3. 3. Defences in proceedings under s. 2

      4. 4.Regulations as to composition of food etc

      5. 5.Ministers’ power to obtain particulars of ingredients

      6. 6. Food falsely described

      7. 7. Regulations as to describing food

    2. Food unfit for human consumption

      1. 8. Sale etc. of unfit food

      2. 9. Examination and seizure of suspected food

      3. 10. Food as prizes etc

      4. 11. Food in transit

      5. 12. Products of knackers’ yards

    3. Hygiene

      1. 13. Regulations as to food hygiene

      2. 14. Court’s power to disqualify caterer

      3. 15. Byelaws as to food

    4. Registration of premises and licensing of vehicles

      1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Control of food premises

      1. 21. Closure order

      2. 22. Emergency order

      3. 23. Compensation

      4. 24. Appeals

      5. 25. Offences against food premises control

      6. 26. Ships

    6. Ice-cream, horseflesh and shellfish

      1. 27. Sale of ice-cream from stalls etc

      2. 28. Prevention of spread of disease by ice-cream

      3. 29. Sale of horseflesh

      4. 30. Cleansing of shellfish

    7. Food poisoning

      1. 31. Inspection and control of infected food

  2. Part II

    Milk, Dairies and Cream Substitutes

    1. Milk and dairies

      1. 32. Meaning of “dairy”, “dairy farm” etc

      2. 33. Milk and Dairies Regulations

      3. 34. Registration

      4. 35. Sale of milk from diseased cows

      5. 36. Adulteration

      6. 37. Appointment of veterinary inspectors

    2. Special designations of milk, and their use

      1. 38. Milk (Special Designation) Regulations

      2. 39. Restrictions

    3. Compulsory use of special designations in specified areas, and licences for specified areas

      1. 40. Special designations: retail sales

      2. 41. Special designations: catering

      3. 42. Special designations: exemption

      4. 43. Specified areas

      5. 44. Milk processing facilities

      6. 45. Breach of retailer’s licence

      7. 46. Restriction on liability under s. 45

      8. 47. Interpretation of ss. 39 to 46

    4. Cream substitutes

      1. 48. Misuse of designation “cream”

      2. 49. Reconstituted cream

  3. Part III

    Markets

    1. 50. Establishment or acquisition

    2. 51. Power to sell to local authority

    3. 52. Market days and hours

    4. 53. Charges

    5. 54. Time for payment of charges

    6. 55. Recovery of charges

    7. 56. Prohibited sales in market hours

    8. 57. Weighing machines and scales

    9. 57A. Provision of cold stores

    10. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 59. Information for market officer

    12. 60. Market byelaws

    13. 61. Interpretation of Part III, and exclusion of City of London

  4. Part IV

    1. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 63.

    3. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Sugar Beet and Cold Storage

    1. Ministerial functions as to sugar beet

      1. 68. Research and education

      2. 69. Crop price

      3. 69A. Information

    2. Cold storage

      1. 70. Provision of cold storage

  6. Part VI

    Administration, Enforcement and Legal Proceedings

    1. Administration

      1. 71. Food and drugs authorities

      2. 72. Local authorities for purposes of this Act

      3. 73. Meaning of “authorised officer”

      4. 74. Duty to enforce

      5. 75. Joint boards

    2. Sampling and analysis

      1. 76. Public analysts

      2. 77. Facilities for examination

      3. 78. Powers of sampling

      4. 79. Right to have samples analysed

      5. 80. Samples taken for analysis

      6. 81. Sampling of milk

      7. 82. Sampling powers of Minister’s inspectors

      8. 83. Minister’s power of direction

      9. 84. Where division not practicable

      10. 85. Examination of food not for sale

      11. 86. Quarterly reports of analysts

    3. Enforcement

      1. 87. Power to enter premises

      2. 88. Additional power of entry

      3. 89. Powers of entry of Ministers’ officers

      4. 90. Movement of imported food

      5. 91. Obstruction

    4. Legal proceedings

      1. 92. Offences triable either way

      2. 93. Summary offences

      3. 94. Offences by corporations

      4. 95. Prosecutions

      5. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 97. Evidence of analysis

      7. 98–109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Part VII

    General and Supplemental

    1. Acquisition of land, and order to permit works

      1. 110. Compulsory purchase of land

      2. 111. Order to occupier to permit works

    2. Inquiries, and default

      1. 112. Local Inquiries

      2. 113. Default: local authorities etc

      3. 114. Default: food and drugs authorities

      4. 115. Expenses under ss. 113 and 114

    3. Protection

      1. 116. Officer acting in good faith

      2. 117. Liability to rates no disqualification

    4. Subordinate legislation

      1. 118. Certain regulations and orders

      2. 119. Community provisions

      3. 120. Statutory instruments

      4. 121. Byelaws

      5. 122–130.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Interpretation and operation

      1. 131.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 132. Interpretation: further provision

      3. 133. Application to Crown

      4. 134.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 135.Northern Ireland

      6. 136. Citation, extent and commencement

  8. SCHEDULES 1–8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  9. SCHEDULE 9

    Transitional and Saving Provisions

  10. SCHEDULE 10

    Consequential Amendments

  11. SCHEDULE 11

    Repeals and Revocations

An Act to consolidate the provisions of the Food and Drugs Acts 1955 to 1982, the Sugar Act 1956, the Food and Drugs (Milk) Act 1970, section 7(3) and (4) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 198 of the Local Government Act 1972 and Part IX of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and connected provisions.

[26th June 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1

A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status.

C2Power to modify or exclude Act conferred by Weights and Measures Act 1976 (c. 77, SIF 131), s. 12, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (as amended by Food Act 1984 (c. 30, SIF 53), s. 134 (a), Sch. 10 paras. 29, 30 (which said Sch. 10 was repealed (E.W.S.) by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(4), Sch. 5) )

C3Act restricted by Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72, SIF 131), s. 93 (the restriction being no longer applicable (E.W.S) by virtue of the amendment of s. 93 by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 33)

C4Act amended (E.W.S) by National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66, SIF 113:2), s. 1(1)(7)(a)(ii)(8)(which said s. 1 is repealed (1.4.91) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(2), Sch. 10)

C5Functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services under the Act transferred to the Secretary of State for Health by S.I. 1988/1843, art. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. I

Act: transfer of certain functions (W.) (1.7.1999 subject to entry in Sch. of the S.I.) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Extent Information

E1For extent of Act see s. 136

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 26.9.1984 see s. 136(4)

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