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Food (Scotland) Act 2015

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52Interpretation of Part

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In this Part—

  • “appropriate enforcement authority”, in relation to a relevant offence, means the enforcement authority for the particular enactment under which the offence arises,

  • “authorised officer”, in relation to an enforcement authority, means a person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by the authority in writing, either generally or specifically, for the purposes of this Part,

  • “compliance notice” has the meaning given in section 42(2),

  • “compliance period”, in relation to a compliance notice, means the period stated in the notice in accordance with section 43(1)(d),

  • “fixed penalty notice” has the meaning given in section 36(2),

  • “payment period”, in relation to a fixed penalty notice, means the period stated in the notice in accordance with section 37(1)(e),

  • “relevant offence” means a specified offence under food legislation,

  • “specified” means specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.

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