Food Standards Act 1999
Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28)
- Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28)
- The Food Standards Agency
- 1 The Food Standards Agency.
- 2 Appointment of members etc.
- 3 Appointment of chief executive and directors.
- 4 Annual and other reports.
- 5 Advisory committees.
- General functions in relation to food
- 6 Development of food policy and provision of advice, etc. to public authorities.
- 7 Provision of advice, information and assistance to other persons.
- 8 Acquisition and review of information.
- General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs
- 9 General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs.
- Observations with a view to acquiring information
- 10 Power to carry out observations.
- 11 Power of entry for persons carrying out observations.
- Monitoring of enforcement action
- 12 Monitoring of enforcement action.
- 13 Power to request information relating to enforcement action.
- 14 Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action.
- 15 Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions.
- 16 Offences relating to sections 13 and 14.
- Other functions of the Agency
- 17 Delegation of powers to make emergency orders.
- 18 Functions under other enactments.
- 19 Publication etc. by the Agency of advice and information.
- 20 Power to issue guidance on control of food-borne diseases.
- 21 Supplementary powers.
- General provisions relating to the functions of the Agency
- 22 Statement of general objectives and practices.
- 23 Consideration of objectives, risks, costs and benefits, etc.
- 24 Directions relating to breach of duty or to international obligations.
- 25 Power to modify enactments about disclosure of information.
- 25A Obstruction of food crime officers
- Miscellaneous provisions
- 26 Statutory functions ceasing to be exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.
- 27 Notification of tests for food-borne disease.
- 28 Arrangements for sharing information about food-borne zoonoses.
- 29 Consultation on veterinary products.
- 30 Animal feedingstuffs: Great Britain.
- 31 Animal feedingstuffs: Northern Ireland.
- 32 Modification of certain provisions of this Act.
- 33 Consequences of Agency losing certain functions.
- 34 Duty to take account of functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board.
- 35 Devolution in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Final provisions
- 36 Interpretation.
- 37 Subordinate legislation.
- 38 Crown application.
- 39 Financial provisions.
- 40 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
- 41 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Agency.
- 42 Power to make transitional provision etc.
- 43 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Constitution etc. of the Agency
- Status
- Tenure of office of members of the Agency
- Remuneration, pensions, etc. of members of the Agency
- Disqualification
- Staff
- Proceedings etc.
- Delegation of powers
- SCHEDULE 2 Advisory committees
- Advisory committees for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Advisory committee or committees for England
- Other advisory committees
- Remuneration of members of advisory committees
- Expenditure of advisory committees
- Transfer of existing non-statutory advisory committees
- Joint committees
- SCHEDULE 3 The Agency’s functions under other enactments
- Part I Functions under the 1990 Act
- Section 6 (enforcement)
- Section 13(3) (emergency control orders)
- Section 40 (codes of practice)
- Section 41 (information from food authorities)
- Section 42 (default powers)
- Section 48 (regulations and orders)
- Part II Functions under the 1991 Order
- Article 12 (emergency control orders)
- Article 26 (enforcement)
- Article 39 (codes of practice)
- Article 40 (information from district councils)
- Article 41 (default powers)
- Article 47 (regulations and orders)
- Part III Other functions
- Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
- Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1714 (N.I. 19))
- Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)
- SCHEDULE 4 Accounts and audit
- Resource Accounts
- Accounts of Agency relating to sums paid or appropriated under s.39(3)
- Consolidated accounts
- Accounts under section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000
- Functions of Comptroller under s. 9 of the National Audit Act 1983
- SCHEDULE 5 Minor and consequential amendments
- Agricultural Returns Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 35)(N.I.)
- Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
- Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)
- Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
- Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7))
- Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)
- Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
- SCHEDULE 6 Repeals
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