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Food Standards Act 1999

1999 c. 28 · Enacted 11 November 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to establish the Food Standards Agency and make provision as to its functions; to amend the law relating to food safety and other interests of consumers in relation to food; to enable provision to be made in relation to the notification of tests for food-borne diseases; to enable provision to be made in relation to animal feedingstuffs; and for connected purposes.

[11th November 1999]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

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Act relevant functions cease to be exercisable (S.) (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), ss. 32, 63(2) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2

Contents

  1. The Food Standards Agency
  2. 1The Food Standards Agency.
  3. 2Appointment of members etc.
  4. 3Appointment of chief executive and directors.
  5. 4Annual and other reports.
  6. 5Advisory committees.
  7. General functions in relation to food
  8. 6Development of food policy and provision of advice, etc. to public authorities.
  9. 7Provision of advice, information and assistance to other persons.
  10. 8Acquisition and review of information.
  11. General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs
  12. 9General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs.
  13. Observations with a view to acquiring information
  14. 10Power to carry out observations.
  15. 11Power of entry for persons carrying out observations.
  16. Monitoring of enforcement action
  17. 12Monitoring of enforcement action.
  18. 13Power to request information relating to enforcement action.
  19. 14Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action.
  20. 15Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions.
  21. 16Offences relating to sections 13 and 14.
  22. Other functions of the Agency
  23. 17Delegation of powers to make emergency orders.
  24. 18Functions under other enactments.
  25. 19Publication etc. by the Agency of advice and information.
  26. 20Power to issue guidance on control of food-borne diseases.
  27. 21Supplementary powers.
  28. General provisions relating to the functions of the Agency
  29. 22Statement of general objectives and practices.
  30. 23Consideration of objectives, risks, costs and benefits, etc.
  31. 24Directions relating to breach of duty or to international obligations.
  32. 25Power to modify enactments about disclosure of information.
  33. 25AObstruction of food crime officers
  34. Miscellaneous provisions
  35. 26Statutory functions ceasing to be exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.
  36. 27Notification of tests for food-borne disease.
  37. 28Arrangements for sharing information about food-borne zoonoses.
  38. 29Consultation on veterinary products.
  39. 30Animal feedingstuffs: Great Britain.
  40. 31Animal feedingstuffs: Northern Ireland.
  41. 32Modification of certain provisions of this Act.
  42. 33Consequences of Agency losing certain functions.
  43. 34Duty to take account of functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board.
  44. 35Devolution in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  45. Final provisions
  46. 36Interpretation.
  47. 37Subordinate legislation.
  48. 38Crown application.
  49. 39Financial provisions.
  50. 40Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
  51. 41Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Agency.
  52. 42Power to make transitional provision etc.
  53. 43Short title, commencement and extent.
  54. Schedule 1: Constitution etc. of the Agency
  55. Status
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. Tenure of office of members of the Agency
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. Remuneration, pensions, etc. of members of the Agency
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. Disqualification
  65. 7Paragraph 7
  66. Staff
  67. 8Paragraph 8
  68. Proceedings etc.
  69. 9Paragraph 9
  70. 10Paragraph 10
  71. 11Paragraph 11
  72. Delegation of powers
  73. 12Paragraph 12
  74. Schedule 2: Advisory committees
  75. Advisory committees for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. Advisory committee or committees for England
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. Other advisory committees
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. Remuneration of members of advisory committees
  83. 5Paragraph 5
  84. Expenditure of advisory committees
  85. 6Paragraph 6
  86. Transfer of existing non-statutory advisory committees
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. Joint committees
  89. 8Paragraph 8
  90. Schedule 3: The Agency’s functions under other enactments
  91. Part I: Functions under the 1990 Act
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. Section 6 (enforcement)
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. Section 13(3) (emergency control orders)
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. Section 40 (codes of practice)
  98. 4Paragraph 4
  99. Section 41 (information from food authorities)
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. Section 42 (default powers)
  102. 6Paragraph 6
  103. Section 48 (regulations and orders)
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. Part II: Functions under the 1991 Order
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. Article 12 (emergency control orders)
  108. 9Paragraph 9
  109. Article 26 (enforcement)
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. Article 39 (codes of practice)
  112. 11Paragraph 11
  113. Article 40 (information from district councils)
  114. 12Paragraph 12
  115. Article 41 (default powers)
  116. 13Paragraph 13
  117. Article 47 (regulations and orders)
  118. 14Paragraph 14
  119. Part III: Other functions
  120. Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
  121. 15Paragraph 15
  122. Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
  123. 16Paragraph 16
  124. Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
  125. 17Paragraph 17
  126. 18Paragraph 18
  127. Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1714 (N.I. 19))
  128. 19Paragraph 19
  129. 20Paragraph 20
  130. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)
  131. 21Paragraph 21
  132. Schedule 4: Accounts and audit
  133. 1Paragraph 1
  134. Resource Accounts
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. Accounts of Agency relating to sums paid or appropriated under s.39(3)
  137. 3Paragraph 3
  138. Consolidated accounts
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. Accounts under section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000
  141. 5Paragraph 5
  142. Functions of Comptroller under s. 9 of the National Audit Act 1983
  143. 6Paragraph 6
  144. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
  145. Agricultural Returns Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 35)(N.I.)
  146. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  147. Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48)
  148. 2Paragraph 2
  149. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  150. 3Paragraph 3
  151. Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)
  152. 4Paragraph 4
  153. Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
  154. 5Paragraph 5
  155. Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
  156. 6Paragraph 6
  157. Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
  158. 7Paragraph 7
  159. 8Paragraph 8
  160. 9Paragraph 9
  161. 10Paragraph 10
  162. 11Paragraph 11
  163. 12Paragraph 12
  164. 13Paragraph 13
  165. 14Paragraph 14
  166. 15Paragraph 15
  167. 16Paragraph 16
  168. 17Paragraph 17
  169. 18Paragraph 18
  170. 19Paragraph 19
  171. 20Paragraph 20
  172. 21Paragraph 21
  173. 22Paragraph 22
  174. 23Paragraph 23
  175. 24Paragraph 24
  176. 25Paragraph 25
  177. Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7))
  178. 26Paragraph 26
  179. 27Paragraph 27
  180. 28Paragraph 28
  181. 29Paragraph 29
  182. 30Paragraph 30
  183. 31Paragraph 31
  184. 32Paragraph 32
  185. 33Paragraph 33
  186. 34Paragraph 34
  187. 35Paragraph 35
  188. 36Paragraph 36
  189. 37Paragraph 37
  190. 38Paragraph 38
  191. 39Paragraph 39
  192. 40Paragraph 40
  193. 41Paragraph 41
  194. 42Paragraph 42
  195. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)
  196. 43Paragraph 43
  197. Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
  198. 44Paragraph 44
  199. Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  200. 45Paragraph 45
  201. Schedule 6Repeals