Enforcement
4.—(1) It shall be the duty of each food authority to execute and enforce these Regulations within its area.
(2) For the purposes of the exercise of the duty referred to in paragraph (1), an authorised officer of the food authority concerned shall–
(a)have the same powers as an authorised officer of an enforcement authority under section 32 of the Act for purposes connected with the Act or Regulations or Orders made under the Act; and
(b)be subject to the same obligations as regards the procurement of samples under section 29 of the Act as are imposed on an authorised officer of an enforcement authority by regulations 6 to 8 of the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990(1), with the modification that any reference in those Regulations to section 29 of the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to that section as applied by regulation 6(c) of these Regulations.
(3) Each food authority shall give such assistance and information to the Scottish Ministers and the Food Standards Agency as they may reasonably request in connection with the execution and enforcement of these Regulations.
S.I. 1990/2463, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.