UK Act of Parliament
1984
United Kingdom
Food Act 1984
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What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 45 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Subject to section 43(1), the provisions of section 40(1) of...
(1) In section 303 of the Publlic Health Act 1875...
An order having effect immediately before the commencement of this...
(1) Any order made under regulation 2 of the Defence...
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 23(4)...
Section 252 (general power to adapt Acts and instruments) and...
In section 10(3) of the City of London (Various Powers)...
In subsections (3) and (7)(c) of section 4 of the...
In section 2(5) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968, for...
In section 22(2) of that Act— (a) for “ Food...
In section 62 of the Health Services and Public Health...
In section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968, in the...
In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act, for...
In paragraph 7(2)(d) of Schedule 16 to the Transport Act...
In subsections (4) and (5) of section 25 of the...
In paragraph 15 of Part I of Schedule 1 to...
In section 10(7) of the Road Traffic Act 1972, for...
In section 13(3) of the London County Council (General Powers)...
In paragraph (a) of section 17(5) of the Greater London...
In paragraph (a) of section 8(4) of the Poisons Act...
In section 112(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, for...
In section 259(3) of that Act— (a) in paragraph (b)...
In section 2 of the Greater London Council (General Powers)...
In subsections (1) and (9) of section 30 of that...
In section 32(3) of that Act, for “subsection (5) of...
In paragraph (a) (ii) of section 18(3) of the National...
In the Slaughterhouses Act 1974— (a) in paragraph (a) of...
In section 12 of the Weights and Measures Act 1976—...
In paragraph (b) of section 41(1) of the Public Health...
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to that Act—
In section 22(2) of the City of London (Various Powers)...
In the Consumer Safety Act 1978— (a) in paragraph (b)...
In paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 5 to the Hydrocarbon Oil...
In paragraph 11(b) of Schedule 4 to the Local Government...
In paragraph (a) of section 3(2) of the Public Health...
In paragraph (d) of section 7(3) of that Act, for...
In paragraph (b) of section 20(1) of that Act, for...
In sections 29(3) and 58(1) of the Weights and Measures...
In paragraph 1(e) of Part I of Schedule 10 to...
For subsection (1) of section 54 of the London Government...
In paragraph (e) of section 4(1) and in section 4(2)...
In section 7(3) of that Act, for “Food and Drugs...
In section 25(2) of that Act, for “section 135(1) of...
The Table does not generally acknowledge transfers of ministerial functions....
Right to have samples analysed.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public analyst must analyse food samples and issue results Local authority
Quarterly reports of analysts.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public analysts must submit quarterly reports to their appointing authority Local authority
Browse 110 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Offences as to preparation and sale of injurious foods.
General protection for purchasers of food.
Defences in proceedings under s. 2.
Regulations as to composition of food etc.
Ministers’ power to obtain particulars of ingredients.
Food falsely described.
Regulations as to describing food.
Sale etc. of unfit food.
Examination and seizure of suspected food.
Food as prizes etc.
Food in transit.
Products of knackers’ yards.
Regulations as to food hygiene.
Court’s power to disqualify caterer.
Byelaws as to food.
Registration: ice-cream, sausages
Extension of s. 16 to other businesses.
Application for registration.
Refusal or cancellation of registration.
Regulations for licensing vehicles, stalls
Closure order.
Emergency order.
Compensation.
Appeals.
Offences against food premises control.
Ships.
Sale of ice-cream from stalls etc.
Prevention of spread of disease by ice-cream.
Sale of horseflesh.
Cleansing of shellfish.
Inspection and control of infected food.
Meaning of “dairy”, “dairy farm” etc.
Milk and Dairies Regulations.
Registration.
Sale of milk from diseased cows.
Adulteration.
Appointment of veterinary inspectors.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations.
Restrictions.
Special designations: retail sales.
Special designations: catering.
Special designations: exemption.
Specified areas.
Milk processing facilities.
Breach of retailer’s licence.
Restriction on liability under s. 45.
Interpretation of ss. 39 to 46.
Misuse of designation “cream”.
Reconstituted cream.
Establishment or acquisition.
Power to sell to local authority.
Market days and hours.
Charges.
Time for payment of charges.
Recovery of charges.
Prohibited sales in market hours.
Weighing machines and scales.
Provision of cold stores.
Information for market officer.
Market byelaws.
Interpretation of Part III, and exclusion of City of London.
Application of Part IV.
Registration of food hawkers, and their premises.
Contravention of s. 64, and defence.
Application for registration.
Interpretation of Part IV, and exemptions.
Research and education.
Crop price.
Information.
Provision of cold storage.
Food and drugs authorities.
Local authorities for purposes of this Act.
Meaning of “authorised officer”.
Duty to enforce.
Joint boards.
Public analysts.
Facilities for examination.
Powers of sampling.
Samples taken for analysis.
Sampling of milk.
Sampling powers of Minister’s inspectors.
Minister’s power of direction.
Where division not practicable.
Examination of food not for sale.
Power to enter premises.
Additional power of entry.
Powers of entry of Ministers’ officers.
Movement of imported food.
Obstruction.
Offences triable either way.
Summary offences.
Offences by corporations.
Prosecutions.
Evidence of analysis.
Compulsory purchase of land.
Order to occupier to permit works.
Local Inquiries.
Default: local authorities etc.
Default: food and drugs authorities.
Expenses under ss. 113 and 114.
Officer acting in good faith.
Liability to rates no disqualification.
Certain regulations and orders.
EU provisions.
Statutory instruments.
Byelaws.
Interpretation: further provision.
Application to Crown.
Northern Ireland.
Citation, extent and commencement.
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