{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-traceability-and-labelling-england-regulations-2004/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-traceability-and-labelling-england-regulations-2004/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2412",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-traceability-and-labelling-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointment of inspectors",
  "text": "(1) Each local authority, or in any case to which a direction of the Secretary of State under regulation 3(2) applies the Secretary of State, may appoint as inspectors such persons as the local authority or the Secretary of State respectively considers necessary for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations and the specified Community provisions.\n(2) Any appointment of—\n(a) an authorised officer under section 5(6) of the Food Safety Act 1990, or\n(b) an inspector under—\n(i) section 67(3) of the Agriculture Act 1970, or\n(ii) part VI of the Environmental Protection Act 1990\nhaving effect at the coming into force of these Regulations shall have effect as if it were an appointment of that officer or inspector as an inspector for the purpose of these Regulations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16. Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1970 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2412/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:18:31.781113+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."
}