Food Standards Act 1999

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary and Background

  3. Overview of the Act

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: The Food Standards Agency

    2. Section 2: Appointment of members etc

    3. Section 3: Appointment of chief executive and directors

    4. Section 4: Annual and other reports

    5. Section 5: Advisory committees

    6. Section 6: Development of food policy and provision of advice, etc. to public authorities

    7. Section 7: Provision of advice, information and assistance to other persons

    8. Section 8: Acquisition and review of information

    9. Section 9: General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs

    10. Section 10: Power to carry out observations

    11. Section 11: Power of entry for persons carrying out observations

    12. Section 12: Monitoring of enforcement action

    13. Section 13: Power to request information relating to enforcement action

    14. Section 14: Power of entry for monitoring enforcement action

    15. Section 15: Meaning of ‘enforcement authority’ and related expressions

    16. Section 16: Offences relating to sections 13 and 14

    17. Section 17: Delegation of powers to make emergency orders

    18. Section 18: Functions under other Acts

    19. Section 19: Publication etc. by the Agency of advice and information

    20. Section 20: Power to issue guidance on control of food-borne diseases

    21. Section 21: Supplementary powers

    22. Section 22: Statement of general objectives and practices

    23. Section 23: Consideration of objectives, risks, costs and benefits, etc

    24. Section 24: Directions relating to breach of duty or international obligations

    25. Section 25: Power to modify enactments about disclosure of information

    26. Section 26: Statutory functions ceasing to be exercisable by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

    27. Section 27: Notification of tests for food-borne disease

    28. Section 28: Arrangements for sharing information about food-borne zoonoses

    29. Section 29: Consultation on veterinary products

    30. Section 30: Animal feedingstuffs: Great Britain

    31. Section 31: Animal feedingstuffs: Northern Ireland

    32. Section 32: Modification of this Act

    33. Section 33: Consequences of Agency losing certain functions

    34. Section 34: Duty to take account of functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board

    35. Section 35: Devolution in Scotland and Northern Ireland

    36. Section 36: Interpretation

    37. Section 37: Subordinate legislation

    38. Section 38: Application of Act to Crown

    39. Section 39: Financial provisions

    40. Section 40: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    41. Section 41: Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Agency

    42. Section 42: Power to make transitional provision etc

    43. Section 43: Short title, commencement and extent

    44. Schedule 1: Constitution etc. of the Agency

    45. Schedule 2: Advisory Committees

    46. Schedule 3: The Agency’s functions under other enactments

    47. Part I: Functions under the Food Safety Act 1990

    48. Part II: Functions under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

    49. Part III: Other functions

      1. Schedule 4: Accounts and audit

      2. Schedule 5: Minor and Consequential Amendments

  5. Commencement

  6. Hansard References