{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-act-1990/section-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-act-1990/section-19.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/16",
  "legislation_title": "Food Safety Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-act-1990",
  "path": "section/19",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Registration and licensing of food premises.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—\n(a) for the registration by enforcement authorities of premises used or proposed to be used for the purposes of a food business, and for prohibiting the use for those purposes of any premises which are not registered in accordance with the regulations; or\n(b) subject to subsection (2) below, for the issue by such authorities of licences in respect of the use of premises for the purposes of a food business, and for prohibiting the use for those purposes of any premises except in accordance with a licence issued under the regulations.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall exercise the power conferred by subsection (1)(b) above only where it appears to him to be necessary or expedient to do so—\n(a) for the purpose of securing that food complies with food safety requirements or in the interests of the public health; or\n(b) for the purpose of protecting or promoting the interests of consumers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words s. 19(1)(2) substituted (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 28, s. 40(1), Sch. 5 para. 8 (with ss. 38, 40(2)); S.I. 2000/1066, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 19(2) substituted (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 28, s. 40(1), Sch. 5 para. 14 (with ss. 38, 40(2)); S.I. 2000/1066, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 19: functions of local authority not to be responsibilty of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 19: transfer of functions (23.3.2005) by Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849), art. 1, Sch. (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/16/section/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:43:14.422556+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}