Section 2 Interpretation.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The authorities to which this Act applies are those specified in the third column of the Schedule to this Act.

(2)

The “responsible authorities” for the purposes of this Act are any bodies corporate authorised pursuant to section 19(1) of the M1Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and, where an individual is so authorised, the responsible authority in relation to any notices served by him shall be—

(a)

the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the individual is employed in his Ministry and was authorised by that Minister;

(b)

the Health and Safety Executive, if the individual was authorised by that Executive on behalf of that MinisterF1, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

any public or local authority by whom the individual is employed, if he was authorised by that MinisterF2, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers;

F3(ca)

in any case not falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) where the notice is served in Wales, the Welsh Ministers; or

(d)

in any other case, the Secretary of State.

(3)

The notices relevant for the purposes of this Act are those served under any of the provisions specified in the fourth column of the Schedule to this Act, other than notices which impose requirements or prohibitions solely for the protection of persons at work.

(4)

In this section “persons at work” has the same meaning as it has in Part I of the M2Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 2(2)(b) substituted (24.5.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644), arts. 1(1), 22(2)(a)
F2: Words in s. 2(2)(c) substituted (24.5.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644), arts. 1(1), 22(2)(a)
F3: S. 2(2)(ca) inserted (24.5.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644), arts. 1(1), 22(2)(b)

Marginal citations

M1: 1985 c. 48.
M2: 1974 c. 37.