PART 5 Miscellaneous provisions

Application of various provisions of the Act39

1

The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modifications mentioned in paragraph (2)—

  • section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);

  • section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);

  • section 21 M1 (defence of due diligence);

  • section 29 (procurement of samples);

  • section 30(8) (documentary evidence);

  • section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith); and

  • section 46(1) (expenses of authorised officers).

2

The modifications are—

a

any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to the Act (or a Part of the Act) must be construed as a reference to these Regulations;

b

any reference in the provisions specified in paragraph (1) to an authorised officer, or an officer of an enforcement authority or food authority, must be construed as a reference to an authorised officer as defined in regulation 3(1) of these Regulations;

c

in relation to section 20, the reference to that section must be construed as including a reference to that section as applied to these Regulations by paragraph (1);

d

in relation to section 21(2), the words “section 14 or 15 above” must be replaced with the words “ these Regulations ”;

e

in relation to section 29—

i

in paragraph (b)(ii), the reference to section 32 must be construed as including a reference to regulation 20 of these Regulations; and

ii

in paragraph (d), the omission of the words “or of regulations or orders made under it”;

f

in relation to section 30(8)(a), the omission of the words “under subsection (6) above”; and

g

in relation to section 44, any reference to a food authority must be construed as a reference to an enforcement authority.