The Food and Animal Feedingstuffs (Products of Animal Origin from China) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Enforcement

4.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of each port health authority to execute and enforce these Regulations within its district.

(2) In relation to any place which is not situated in the district of a port health authority these Regulations shall be executed and enforced by the food authority within whose area that place is situated.

(3) For the purposes of the exercise of the duty referred to in paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, (2)—

(a) the authority concerned shall exercise that duty in accordance with Article 4 of the Commission Decision (which is concerned with the levying of charges in respect of expenditure incurred in connection with the application of the Commission Decision);

(b) an authorised officer of the authority concerned shall—

(i) comply with Article 3.1 of the Commission Decision (which is concerned with the sampling and analysis of consignments of certain fishery products and of casings), and

(ii) have the same powers of entry as are bestowed on an authorised officer of an enforcement authority by section 32 of the Act for purposes connected with the Act or Regulations or Orders under the Act, and shall also have, in relation to any business producing material for animal feed use, the same power as an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has under that section in relation to a food business.

(4) A person on whom a charge is levied under paragraph (3)(a) shall pay it to the authority concerned on demand.

(5) Each port health authority and food authority shall give such assistance and information to the National Assembly for Wales and the Food Standards Agency as they may reasonably request in connection with the execution and enforcement of these Regulations.