# Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013, Section 9: Offences


(1) An operator of a food business establishment commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the operator—
(a) fails to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker in the location and manner prescribed;
(b) displays an invalid food hygiene rating sticker;
(c) fails to retain a valid food hygiene rating sticker;
(d) parts with possession of a food hygiene rating sticker to any person other than an authorised officer of a food authority;
(2) An operator of a food business establishment is also guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse—
(a) a person's request to be informed verbally of the establishment's food hygiene rating is denied; or
(b) a person making such a request is given false or misleading information about the establishment's food hygiene rating.
(3) A food hygiene rating sticker remains the property of the food authority.
(4) A person commits an offence if that person—
(a) intentionally alters, defaces or otherwise tampers with a food hygiene rating sticker, and
(b) does so otherwise than for the purpose of removing it from display, or destroying it, in accordance with section 7(6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2013/2/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-hygiene-rating-wales-act-2013/section-9
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