Regulation 21 Enforcement authorityI1
England and Wales
Regulation 10 is enforced by—
in relation to any slaughterhouse, cutting plant or game-handling establishment, the Food Standards Agency; and
in relation to any other premises, the Food Standards Agency or the local authority in whose area the premises are situated.
Otherwise these Regulations are enforced by—
the relevant local authority;
the port health authority in relation to a port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984f1; or
the Welsh Ministers in relation to a food hygiene establishment.
Sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) do not apply where the Welsh Ministers direct that the enforcement duty is to be exercised in relation to cases of a particular description or any particular case by the Welsh Ministers.
In this regulation “local authority” means county council or country borough council.
In paragraph (2)(c) “food hygiene establishment” means an establishment referred to in regulation 5(2) of the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006f2 in respect of which the Food Standards Agency has enforcement functions under those Regulations.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 21 in force at 28.3.2014, see reg. 1(2)
Footnotes
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