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The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/3 · Made 10 January 2006 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Made 10th January 2006

Coming into operation 11th January 2006

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has been designatedf3 for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food.C1

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safetyf4 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safetyf5 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch.

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I.1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3

f2

1972 c. 68

f3

S.I. 2003/2901

f4

O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1

f5

O.J. No. L245, 29.9.2003, p. 4

Contents

  1. Part 1: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Presumptions that food is intended for human consumption
  5. 4Competent authority
  6. 5Enforcement
  7. Part 2: MAIN PROVISIONS
  8. 6Hygiene improvement notices
  9. 7Hygiene prohibition orders
  10. 8Hygiene emergency prohibition notices and orders
  11. 9Remedial action notices and detention notices
  12. 10Offences due to fault of another person
  13. 11Defence of due diligence
  14. Part 3: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
  15. 12Procurement of samples
  16. 13Analysis etc. of samples
  17. 14Powers of entry
  18. 15Obstruction etc. of officers
  19. 16Time limit for prosecutions
  20. 17Offences and penalties
  21. 18Offences by bodies corporate
  22. 19Right of appeal
  23. 20Appeals to County Court Repealed
  24. 21Appeals against hygiene improvement notices and remedial action notices
  25. Part 4: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  26. 22Power to issue codes of recommended practice
  27. 23Protection of officers acting in good faith
  28. 24Revocation and suspension of designations and appointments
  29. 25Food which has not been produced, processed or distributed in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations
  30. 26Bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar
  31. 27Temperature control requirements
  32. 28Direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm
  33. 29Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption
  34. 29ASpecial health mark Repealed
  35. 30Consequential amendments Repealed
  36. 31Revocations
  37. 32Regulation 32
  38. Signature
  39. Schedule 1DEFINITIONS OF EU LEGISLATION
  40. Schedule 2SPECIFIED COMMUNITY PROVISIONS
  41. Schedule 2A
  42. Part 1: The Health Mark
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. Part 2: The Identification Mark
  47. Schedule 3: BULK TRANSPORT IN SEA-GOING VESSELS OF LIQUID OILS OR FATS AND THE BULK TRANSPORT BY SEA OF RAW SUGAR
  48. 1Offence
  49. 2Liquid oils or fats Repealed
  50. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  51. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  52. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  53. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  54. 7Raw sugar
  55. 8Paragraph 8
  56. 9Paragraph 9
  57. 10Paragraph 10
  58. 11Paragraph 11
  59. 12Paragraph 12
  60. 13Paragraph 13
  61. 14Interpretation
  62. Schedule 4: TEMPERATURE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
  63. 1Scope
  64. 2Chill holding requirements
  65. 3General exemptions from the chill holding requirements
  66. 4Upward variation of the 8°C temperature by manufacturers etc.
  67. 5Chill holding tolerance periods
  68. 6Hot holding requirements
  69. 7Hot holding defences
  70. 8Interpretation
  71. Schedule 5: DIRECT SUPPLY BY THE PRODUCER OF SMALL QUANTITIES OF MEAT FROM POULTRY OR LAGOMORPHS SLAUGHTERED ON THE FARM
  72. 1Scope
  73. 2Requirements
  74. 3Offence
  75. Schedule 6: RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF RAW MILK INTENDED FOR DIRECT HUMAN CONSUMPTION
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. 7Paragraph 7
  83. 7AParagraph 7A
  84. 8Paragraph 8
  85. Schedule 6A: THE SPECIAL HEALTH MARK Repealed
  86. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  87. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  88. Schedule 7: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS Repealed
  89. 1The Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 Repealed
  90. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  91. 3The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 Repealed
  92. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  93. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  94. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  95. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  96. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  97. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  98. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  99. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  100. 12The Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 Repealed
  101. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  102. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  103. 15The Beef Bones Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 Repealed
  104. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  105. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  106. 18The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 Repealed
  107. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  108. Explanatory note