Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)

      The Food Safety(Northern Ireland) Order 1991

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Food Safety(Northern Ireland) Order 1991

Made 20th March 1991
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Article
PART I
INTRODUCTORY
1.  Title and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Application to food offered as prizes, etc.
4.  Presumptions that food intended for human consumption.
PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD
5.  Interpretation.
Food safety
6.  Rendering food injurious to health.
7.  Selling food not complying with food safety requirements.
8.  Inspection and seizure of suspected food.
9.  Improvement notices.
10.  Prohibition orders.
11.  Emergency prohibition notices and orders.
12.  Emergency control orders.
Consumer protection
13.  Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded.
14.  Falsely describing or presenting food.
Regulations
15.  Food safety and consumer protection.
16.  Enforcement of Community provisions.
17.  Special provisions for particular foods, etc.
18.  Registration and licensing of food premises.
Defences, etc.
19.  Offences due to fault of another person.
20.  Defence of due diligence.
21.  Defence of publication in the course of business.
Miscellaneous and supplemental
22.  Provision of food hygiene training.
23.  Provision of facilities for cleansing shellfish.
24.  Orders for facilitating the exercise of functions.
25.  Regulations and orders: supplementary provisions.
PART III
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Administration
26.  Enforcement of this Order.
27.  Appointment of public and other analysts.
28.  Provision of facilities for examinations.
Sampling and analysis, etc.
29.  Procurement of samples.
30.  Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of a district council.
31.  Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of the Department of Agriculture.
32.  Regulation of sampling and analysis, etc.
Powers of entry and obstruction, etc.
33.  Powers of entry.
34.  Obstruction, etc., of officers.
Offences
35.  Time limit for prosecutions.
36.  Punishment of offences.
Appeals
37.  Appeals.
38.  Appeals against improvement notices.
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
Powers of Department
39.  Power to issue codes of practice.
40.  Power to require returns.
41.  Default powers.
Protective provisions
42.  Continuance of registration or licence on death.
43.  Protection of public analyst acting in good faith.
Financial provisions
44.  Regulations as to charges.
45.  Expenses of authorised officers.
Importation
46.  Prohibition on importation of particular foods.
Supplemental
47.  Regulations and orders.
48.  Form and authentication of documents.
49.  Application to Crown.
50.  Water supply.
51.  Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule 1—  Provisions of regulations under Article 15(1).

  Schedule 2—  Amendments.

  Schedule 3—  Transitional provisions and savings.

  Schedule 4—  Repeals.

 

Explanatory Note


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