The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 427

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 MAIN PROVISIONS

   1. 3. Competent authorities

   2. 4. Exchanging and providing information

   3. 5. Obtaining information

   4. 6. Power to issue codes of recommended practice

   5. 7. Monitoring of enforcement action

   6. 8. Power to request information relating to enforcement action

   7. 9. Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action

   8. 10. Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions

   9. 11. Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9

   10. 12. Right of appeal

   11. 13. Staff of competent authority of another member State

   12. 14. Commission experts

   13. 15. Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets

   14. 16. Execution and enforcement

   15. 17. Powers of entry

   16. 18. Obstruction etc. of officers

   17. 19. Penalties

   18. 20. Time limit for prosecutions

4. PART 3 OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

   1. 21. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 22. Feed enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status

   3. 23. Food enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status

   4. 24. Functions of the Commissioners

   5. 25. Exchange of information

   6. 26. Deferred execution and enforcement

   7. 27. Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

   8. 28. Checks on products

   9. 29. Suspension of designation of points of entry

   10. 30. Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

   11. 31. Notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

   12. 32. Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 31

   13. 33. Serious risk to animal or public health

   14. 34. Costs and fees

   15. 35. Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

   16. 36. Analysis etc. of samples

   17. 37. Powers of entry of authorised officers of a district council

   18. 38. Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)

   19. 39. Offences and penalties

   20. 40. Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

5. PART 4 RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

   1. 41. Expenses arising from additional official controls

   2. 42. Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission

6. PART 5 ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

   1. 43. Offences due to fault of another person

   2. 44. Defence of due diligence

   3. 45. Protection of officers acting in good faith

   4. 46. Amendment to the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

   5. 47. Revocation

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF EU LEGISLATION

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      SPECIFIED IMPORT PROVISIONS

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FEED (HYGIENE AND ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2005

9. Explanatory Note