The Food Safety(Northern Ireland) Order 1991

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application to food offered as prizes, etc.

   4. 4. Presumptions that food intended for human consumption

3. PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD

   1. 5. Interpretation

   2. Food safety

      1. 6. Rendering food injurious to health

      2. 7. Selling food not complying with food safety requirements

      3. 8. Inspection and seizure of suspected food

      4. 9. Improvement notices

      5. 10. Prohibition orders

      6. 11. Emergency prohibition notices and orders

      7. 12. Emergency control orders

   3. Consumer protection

      1. 13. Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded

      2. 14. Falsely describing or presenting food

   4. Regulations

      1. 15. Food safety and consumer protection

      2. 16. Enforcement of Community provisions

      3. 17. Special provisions for particular foods, etc.

      4. 18. Registration and licensing of food premises

   5. Defences, etc.

      1. 19. Offences due to fault of another person

      2. 20. Defence of due diligence

      3. 21. Defence of publication in the course of business

   6. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 22. Provision of food hygiene training

      2. 23. Provision of facilities for cleansing shellfish

      3. 24. Orders for facilitating the exercise of functions

      4. 25. Regulations and orders: supplementary provisions

4. PART III ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

   1. Administration

      1. 26. Enforcement of this Order

      2. 27. Appointment of public and other analysts

      3. 28. Provision of facilities for examinations

   2. Sampling and analysis, etc.

      1. 29. Procurement of samples

      2. 30. Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of a district council

      3. 31. Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of the Department of Agriculture

      4. 32. Regulation of sampling and analysis, etc.

   3. Powers of entry and obstruction, etc.

      1. 33. Powers of entry

      2. 34. Obstruction, etc., of officers

   4. Offences

      1. 35. Time limit for prosecutions

      2. 36. Punishment of offences

   5. Appeals

      1. 37. Appeals

      2. 38. Appeals against improvement notices

5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

   1. Powers of Department

      1. 39. Power to issue codes of practice

      2. 40. Power to require returns

      3. 41. Default powers

   2. Protective provisions

      1. 42. Continuance of registration or licence on death

      2. 43. Protection of public analyst acting in good faith

   3. Financial provisions

      1. 44. Regulations as to charges

      2. 45. Expenses of authorised officers

   4. Importation

      1. 46. Prohibition on importation of particular foods

   5. Supplemental

      1. 47. Regulations and orders

      2. 48. Form and authentication of documents

      3. 49. Application to Crown

      4. 50. Water supply

      5. 51. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES:

   1. Schedule 1

      Provisions of regulations under Article 15(1).

   2. Schedule 2

      Amendments.

   3. Schedule 3

      Transitional provisions and savings.

   4. Schedule 4

      Repeals.

8. Explanatory Note