Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990
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1
The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modifications specified in paragraph (2)—
a
section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);
b
section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
c
section 21(1), (5) and (6) (defence of due diligence);
d
section 29 (procurement of samples);
e
section 30(8) (documentary evidence);
f
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith); and
g
section 46(1) (expenses of authorised officers).
2
The modifications are—
a
construe any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to the Food Safety Act 1990 (or a Part or section of that Act) as a reference to these Regulations;
b
construe any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to an authorised officer, or an officer of an enforcement authority or food authority, as a reference to an authorised officer as defined in regulation 2(1) of these Regulations;
c
in relation to section 29—
i
in paragraph (b)(ii), construe the reference to section 32 as a reference to these Regulations; and
ii
in paragraph (d), omit “or of regulations or orders made under it”;
d
in relation to section 30(8)(a), omit “under subsection (6) above”; and
e
in relation to section 44(2), (3) and (4), construe any reference to a food authority as a reference to an enforcement authority.
1990 c.16.