The Food Premises (Registration) Regulations 1991

Prohibition on use of premises for a food business

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) and to regulation 3, no person shall use any premises for the purposes of a food business on five or more days, whether consecutive or not, in any period of five consecutive weeks unless—

(a) those premises are registered;

(b) those premises, though not registered, are required by virtue of paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) or regulation 4(2) to be registered on the application of some other person; or

(c) an application for those premises to he registered has been made in accordance with regulation 4 to the relevant registration authority at least 28 days before the first day of such use.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) and to regulation 3, premises shall not be used for the purposes of two or more food businesses, whether carried on by the same or by different persons, on five or more days, whether consecutive or not, in any period of five consecutive weeks unless—

(a) those premises are registered; or

(b) an application for those premises to be registered has been made in accordance with regulation 4 to the relevant registration authority at least 28 days before the first day of such use.

(3) Schedule 1 shall have effect for the purposes of determining requirements for registration where relevant moveable premises are used for the purposes of a food business within the area of a market.

(4) Schedule 2 shall have effect for the purposes of determining requirements for registration where a set of permanent premises is included in another set of permanent premises.

(5) Schedule 3 shall have effect for the purposes of determining the requirements for registration where moveable premises are used for the purposes of a food business, other than where relevant moveable premises are used within the area of a market.