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Food (Scotland) Act 2015

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26Power to request information in relation to enforcement action

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(1)For the purpose of carrying out its function under section 3(1)(e) in relation to any enforcement authority, Food Standards Scotland may require a person mentioned in subsection (2)––

(a)to provide Food Standards Scotland with any information which it has reasonable cause to believe that the person is able to give, or

(b)to make available to Food Standards Scotland for inspection any information in a recorded form which it has reasonable cause to believe is held by that person or is otherwise within that person’s control (and where such information is in electronic form, to make it available in a legible form).

(2)A requirement under subsection (1) may be imposed on—

(a)the enforcement authority, or any member, officer or employee of the authority, or

(b)a person subject to any duty under food legislation (being a duty enforceable by an enforcement authority) or any officer or employee of such a person.

(3)Food Standards Scotland may copy any information made available to it in pursuance of a requirement under subsection (1)(b).

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