# The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, Regulation 26: Power to issue codes of recommended practice

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the guidance of food authorities, the Secretary of State may issue codes of recommended practice as regards the execution and enforcement of the Hygiene Regulations and Regulation 178/2002 and any such code shall be laid before Parliament after being issued.
(2) The Agency may, after consulting the Secretary of State, give a food authority a direction requiring them to take any specified steps in order to comply with a code issued under this regulation.
(3) In exercise of the functions conferred on them by or under the Hygiene Regulations and Regulation 178/2002, every food authority —
(a) must have regard to any relevant provision of any such code; and
(b) must comply with any direction which is given under this regulation and requires them to take any specified steps in order to comply with such a code.
(4) Any direction under paragraph (2) shall, on the application of the Agency, be enforceable by mandatory order.
(5) The Agency must consult the Secretary of State before making an application under paragraph (4).
(6) Before issuing any code under this regulation, the Secretary of State must have regard to any relevant advice given by the Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2996/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-safety-and-hygiene-england-regulations-2013/regulation-26
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