Food Safety Act 1990

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Meaning of “food” and other basic expressions

   2. 2. Extended meaning of “sale” etc

   3. 3. Presumptions that food intended for human consumption

   4. 4. Ministers having functions under Act

   5. 5. Food authorities and authorised officers

   6. 6. Enforcement of Act

3. Part II MAIN PROVISIONS

   1. Food safety

      1. 7. Rendering food injurious to health

      2. 8. Selling food not complying with food safety requirements

      3. 9. Inspection and seizure of suspected food

      4. 10. Improvement notices

      5. 11. Prohibition orders

      6. 12. Emergency prohibition notices and orders

      7. 13. Emergency control orders

   2. Consumer protection

      1. 14. Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded

      2. 15. Falsely describing or presenting food

   3. Regulations

      1. 16. Food safety and consumer protection

      2. 17. Enforcement of Community provisions

      3. 18. Special provisions for particular foods etc

      4. 19. Registration and licensing of food premises

   4. Defences etc.

      1. 20. Offences due to fault of another person

      2. 21. Defence of due diligence

      3. 22. Defence of publication in the course of business

   5. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 23. Provision of food hygiene training

      2. 24. Provision of facilities for cleansing shellfish

      3. 25. Orders for facilitating the exercise of functions

      4. 26. Regulations and orders: supplementary provisions

4. Part III ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

   1. Administration

      1. 27. Appointment of public analysts

      2. 28. Provision of facilities for examinations

   2. Sampling and analysis etc.

      1. 29. Procurement of samples

      2. 30. Analysis etc. of samples

      3. 31. Regulation of sampling and analysis etc

   3. Powers of entry and obstruction etc.

      1. 32. Powers of entry

      2. 33. Obstruction etc. of officers

   4. Offences

      1. 34. Time limit for prosecutions

      2. 35. Punishment of offences

      3. 36. Offences by bodies corporate

   5. Appeals

      1. 37. Appeals to magistrates' court or sheriff

      2. 38. Appeals to Crown Court

      3. 39. Appeals against improvement notices

5. Part IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

   1. Powers of Ministers

      1. 40. Power to issue codes of practice

      2. 41. Power to require returns

      3. 42. Default powers

   2. Protective provisions

      1. 43. Continuance of registration or licence on death

      2. 44. Protection of officers acting in good faith

   3. Financial provisions

      1. 45. Regulations as to charges

      2. 46. Expenses of authorised officers and county councils

      3. 47. Remuneration of tribunal chairmen

   4. Instruments and documents

      1. 48. Regulations and orders

      2. 49. Form and authentication of documents

      3. 50. Service of documents

   5. Amendments of other Acts

      1. 51. Contamination of food: emergency orders

      2. 52. Markets, sugar beet and cold storage

   6. Supplemental

      1. 53. General interpretation

      2. 54. Application to Crown

      3. 55. Water supply: England and Wales

      4. 56. Water supply: Scotland

      5. 57. Scilly Isles and Channel Islands

      6. 58. Territorial waters and the continental shelf

      7. 59. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals

      8. 60. Short title, commencement and extent

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Provisions of regulations under section 16(1).

   2. Schedule 2

      Amendments of Parts III and V of 1984 Act.

   3. Schedule 3

      Minor and consequential amendments.

   4. Schedule 4

      Transitional provisions and savings.

   5. Schedule 5

      Repeals.