Paragraph 5 Stop notices
England and Wales
(1)
The food authority may serve a stop notice on any person in accordance with this Part in relation to an offence under these Regulations.
(2)
A “stop notice” is a notice prohibiting a person from carrying on an activity specified in the notice until the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.
(3)
A stop notice may only be served in a case where—
(a)
the person is carrying on the activity; and
(b)
the food authority reasonably believes that the activity as carried on by that person involves or is likely to involve the commission of an offence under these Regulations.