Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 846 (N.I. 6)

      The Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1989 No. 846 (N.I. 6)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Made 16th May 1989
Coming into Operation 17th August 1989


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Article
PART I
INTRODUCTORY
1.  Title and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD
Composition and labelling of food
3.  Offences as to preparation and sale of injurious foods.
4.  General protection for purchasers of food.
5.  Defences available in proceedings under Article 4.
6.  Regulations as to composition of food, etc.
7.  Power of Department to obtain particulars of ingredients.
8.  Labels and advertisements describing food incorrectly.
9.  Regulations as to labelling and description of food.
Food unfit for human consumption
10.  Prohibition on sale, etc., of food unfit for human consumption.
11.  Examination and seizure of suspected food.
12.  Food offered as prizes, etc.
13.  Power to examine food in course of transit.
14.  Products of knackeries.
Hygiene
15.  Regulations as to food hygiene.
16.  Power of court to disqualify person for carrying on a food business.
17.  Byelaws as to handling and sale of food.
Registration and licensing
18.  Registration of manufacturers of, and traders in, ice-cream.
19.  Extension to other food businesses of provisions relating to registration, etc.
20.  Licensing of vehicles, etc.
Control of food premises
21.  Interpretation (Articles 22 to 26).
22.  Closure of premises.
23.  Emergency order for closure of premises.
24.  Compensation.
25.  Appeals.
26.  Saving for certain licensed uses of premises.
Special provisions as to certain foods
27.  Regulations as to milk.
28.  Prohibition of sale of milk from diseased cows.
29.  Certain additions not to be made to milk and certain liquids not to be sold as milk.
30.  Cream substitutes.
31.  Sign to be displayed on premises, etc., where horseflesh is sold for human consumption.
Cold stores
32.  Power to provide cold stores.
Food poisoning
33.  Provisions as to suspected food.
PART III
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Administration
34.  Authorities responsible for enforcement.
35.  Meaning of "authorised officer".
Sampling and analysis
36.  Public analysts.
37.  Facilities for examination of food and drugs.
38.  Powers of sampling.
39.  Right to have samples analysed.
40.  Disposal of samples taken for analysis.
41.  Special provisions as to sampling of milk otherwise than by sampling officers.
42.  Special provisions as to sampling of milk by sampling officers.
43.  Power of Department to have foods analysed and examined.
44.  Provision for cases in which division into parts is impracticable.
45.  Examination by district councils of food not for sale.
46.  Quarterly reports of analysts.
Entry, obstruction, etc.
47.  Power to enter premises.
48.  Power to enter vehicles, etc.
49.  Powers of entry of Departments' officers.
50.  Persons obstructing execution of Order.
PART IV
PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE
Legal proceedings and evidence
51.  Offences.
52.  Prosecutions.
53.  Institution of proceedings by the Department.
54.  Evidence of analysis.
55.  Presumptions.
56.  Power of court to require analysis by Government Chemist.
57.  Contravention due to default of some other person.
58.  Conditions under which warranty may be pleaded as defence.
59.  Offences in relation to warranties and certificates of analysis.
Compensation
60.  Disputes as to compensation under Part II.
Appeals against decisions of district councils
61.  Right to carry on business pending appeal.
Continuation of licences
62.  Temporary continuance of licence on death.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Application of this Order
63.  Application to Crown.
64.  Application of Order for purposes of importation orders and regulations.
Provisions relating to district councils
65.  Notices, etc., to be in writing; forms of notices, etc.
66.  Proof of resolutions, etc.
67.  Protection for officers acting in good faith.
68.  Default of district councils.
Miscellaneous
69.  Powers under Order to be cumulative.
70.  Judges and justices of the peace not to be disqualified by liability to rates.
71.  Power of Department to hold inquiries and investigations.
72.  Orders and regulations (general).
73.  Regulations for purposes of Community provisions.
74.  Expenses of sampling officers.
75.  Repeal or amendment of local enactments.
76.  Amendments, repeals, revocations and savings.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule 1—  Diseases of cows to which Article 28 applies.

  Schedule 2—  Enforcement and execution of orders and regulations made under the Food Act 1984.

  Schedule 3—  Consequential amendments.

  Schedule 4—  Repeals and revocations.

 

Explanatory Note


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