Regulation 19 Supervision and enforcement

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 19(4)-(6) inserted by Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) 2001 reg. 4(16)
reg.19 amended by Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) 2000 reg.4(16)
reg.19 amended by Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) 2000 reg.4(16)
reg. 19(4) words substituted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 para. 2(1)(2)
reg. 19(2) substituted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 para. 3
reg. 19(2) substituted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 para. 3

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, a food authority shall be responsible in its area for the supervision of establishments which fall within these Regulations (and shall accordingly be responsible through authorised officers for checks under Part IV of Schedule 2) and shall be responsible also for enforcing and executing these Regulations in relation to any such establishments.

(2)

On 1st April 1995 the responsibilities mentioned in paragraph (1) above are transferred to the Minister, so far as they relate to combined premises.

(3)

Accordingly, in these Regulations “enforcement authority”, in relation to any premises, means the authority that has those responsibilities by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2) above.