The Food Safety(Northern Ireland) Order 1991 No. 762 (NI. 7) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I INTRODUCTORY
1.Title and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Application to food offered as prizes, etc.
4.Presumptions that food intended for human consumption
PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FOOD
5.Interpretation
Food safety
6.Rendering food injurious to health
7.Selling food not complying with food safety requirements
8.Inspection and seizure of suspected food
9.Improvement notices
10.Prohibition orders
11.Emergency prohibition notices and orders
12.Emergency control orders
Consumer protection
13.Selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded
14.Falsely describing or presenting food
Regulations
15.Food safety and consumer protection
16.Enforcement of Community provisions
17.Special provisions for particular foods, etc.
18.Registration and licensing of food premises
Defences, etc.
19.Offences due to fault of another person
20.Defence of due diligence
21.Defence of publication in the course of business
Miscellaneous and supplemental
22.Provision of food hygiene training
23.Provision of facilities for cleansing shellfish
24.Orders for facilitating the exercise of functions
25.Regulations and orders: supplementary provisions
PART III ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Administration
26.Enforcement of this Order
27.Appointment of public and other analysts
28.Provision of facilities for examinations
Sampling and analysis, etc.
29.Procurement of samples
30.Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of a district council
31.Analysis, etc., of samples procured by authorised officer of the Department of Agriculture
32.Regulation of sampling and analysis, etc.
Powers of entry and obstruction, etc.
33.Powers of entry
34.Obstruction, etc., of officers
Offences
35.Time limit for prosecutions
36.Punishment of offences
Appeals
37.Appeals
38.Appeals against improvement notices
PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
Powers of Department
39.Power to issue codes of practice
40.Power to require returns
41.Default powers
Protective provisions
42.Continuance of registration or licence on death
43.Protection of public analyst acting in good faith
Financial provisions
44.Regulations as to charges
45.Expenses of authorised officers
Importation
46.Prohibition on importation of particular foods
Supplemental
47.Regulations and orders
48.Form and authentication of documents
49.Application to Crown
50.Water supply
51.Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals
Signature
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1
Provisions of regulations under Article 15(1).
Schedule 2
Amendments.
Schedule 3
Transitional provisions and savings.
Schedule 4
Repeals.
Explanatory Note