Informing the public about food hygiene ratings

10Promoting food hygiene ratings

1

The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make provision about the promotion of a food business establishment’s food hygiene rating by—

a

an operator of the establishment;

b

a person acting on the operator's behalf.

2

The regulations may, for example, impose duties upon an operator in relation to—

a

publicising the rating electronically;

b

publicising the rating in material promoting the food provided by the establishment.

3

The regulations may also—

a

create an offence;

b

impose a penalty (including a fixed penalty);

c

make provision about enforcement;

d

make different provision for different types of establishment.

4

In this section, a reference to an establishment’s food hygiene rating includes a reference to a rating provided by virtue of section 12 (food hygiene re-ratings).