Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1 – Overview

   2. Section 2 – Programme of food hygiene inspections

   3. Section 3 – Food hygiene ratings

   4. Section 4 – Rating criteria

   5. Section 5 – Right of appeal

   6. Section 6 – Notification and publication of food hygiene ratings

   7. Section 7 – Requirement to display food hygiene rating stickers

   8. Section 8 – Requests for information about food hygiene ratings

   9. Section 9 - Offences

   10. Section 10 – Promoting food hygiene ratings

   11. Section 11 – Right to reply

   12. Section 12 – Food hygiene re-ratings

   13. Section 14 – Duties of Food Standards Agency

   14. Section 15 – Other powers and responsibilities of food authorities

   15. Section 16 – Other responsibilities of operators of food business establishments

   16. Section 17 – Power of entry

   17. Section 19 – Offences by bodies corporate

   18. Section 20 – Penalties

   19. Section 21 – Fixed penalties

   20. Section 23 – Guidance

   21. Section 25 – Interpretation

3. Record of Proceedings in the National Assembly for Wales