6Notification and publication of food hygiene ratings
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(1)A food authority must inform the FSA of the food hygiene rating of a food business establishment within the relevant period.
(2)When informing the FSA a food authority must also provide the FSA with any further information that may be prescribed.
(3)The FSA must publish the food hygiene rating and such other information as may be prescribed on its website within 7 days of being informed under subsection (1).
(4)In this section, “relevant period” means—
(a)if there is no appeal against the food hygiene rating, 49 days from the receipt by an operator of a food business establishment of notification of the food hygiene rating;
(b)if an appeal is made, 28 days from the determination of the appeal.