# The Food Crime Officers (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4: Application of the 2002 Act


(1) The following sections of the 2002 Act apply to the exercise by officers of their functions with the modifications set out in paragraphs (2) and (3)—
(a) section 9 (the Independent Office for Police Conduct);
(b) section 19 (use of investigatory powers by or on behalf of the Director General);
(c) section 22 (power of the Director General to issue guidance); and
(d) section 24 (consultation on regulations).
(2) Section 22 of the 2002 Act applies as if—
(a) for subsection (1) there were substituted—
“(1) The Director General may issue guidance to the Food Standards Agency, food crime officers or any person the Director General sees fit concerning the exercise or performance, by the persons to whom the guidance is issued, of any powers or duties specified in subsection (2).”;
(b) in subsection (2)(b)(iii) for “persons serving with the police” there were substituted “food crime officers”;
(c) for subsection (3) there were substituted—
“(3) Before issuing any guidance under this section, the Director General must consult the Food Standards Agency and any person the Director General sees fit.”;
(d) in subsection (5)(b) for “appropriate authority” there were substituted “chief executive of the Food Standards Agency”.
(3) Section 24 of the 2002 Act applies as if for paragraphs (b) to (c) there were substituted—
“(b) the Food Standards Agency; and”.
(4) Where a provision listed in paragraph (1) (as modified by paragraphs (2) and (3)) contains a term that is defined in these Regulations, the definition given in these Regulations, rather than any definition contained in a provision of, or another provision made under, the 2002 Act, applies for the purposes of the application of the relevant provision in relation to the exercise by officers of their functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/301/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-crime-officers-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2025/regulation-4
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