UK Act of Parliament 1985 United Kingdom

Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

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Enforced by
HSE, OPRED
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 3 of 19 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 15 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person4

Plus 15 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

1 of 4 sections shown
s.002 Powers of Ministers when emergency order has been made. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to comply with direction under emergency orderAny Person
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Power to make emergency orders. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Authorisation of investigating officers and enforcement officers. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Powers of officers. (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

DEPOSITS IN THE SEA

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s.008 Licences. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must protect marine environment when licensing sea disposalStatutory regulator
s.008 Electronic communications apparatus: operations in tidal waters Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must not license telecoms work without adequate compensationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009 Offences relating to licensing system. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do regulated activity without licence or make false statementAny Person
s.014 Duty of licensing authority to keep public registers of information. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must keep a public register of licences and allow inspectionCrown / Minister / Government department
10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005 Requirement of licences for deposit of substances and articles in the sea etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Requirement for licences for incineration at sea etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.006 A licence under this Part of this Act is needed...
s.007 Exemptions. (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Application of Part II: further provisions.
s.010 Power to take remedial action. (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Powers of officers. (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Enforcement of Conventions. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Powers of Ministers to test and to charge for testing. (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Repeal of Dumping at Sea Act 1974, consequential amendments and transitional provisions. (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

Pesticides Etc.

0 of 4 sections shown
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016 Control of pesticides etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Codes of practice. (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Payments for general purposes of Part III. (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Enforcement powers. (opens in a new tab)
Part 4

General and Supplementary

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s.021 Offences—penalties etc. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Breach food contamination or emergency orderAny Person

Unlimited fine

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020 Application to Crown etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.022 General defence of due diligence. (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Financial provisions. (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Northern Ireland. (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Channel Islands etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Commencement. (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Short title. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Any person who— (a) intentionally obstructs an officer in the... Regulated
  • Obstruct an enforcement officer or provide false informationAny Person
s.sch002 (1) An officer shall be furnished with a certificate of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Officer must show authorisation certificate and state name, function and groundsStatutory regulator
s.sch002 An officer must perform his functions under this Act at... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement officers must act at a reasonable hour (unless urgency)Statutory regulator
s.sch003 If within 28 days of the issue of a licence... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must give written reasons for licence conditions on requestCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 A notice under paragraph 9(b) above shall not specify a... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister must give at least 21 days’ notice of committee meetingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 If he expresses a wish to make oral representations, the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Committee must allow oral representations if requestedStatutory regulator
s.sch003 The committee shall consider-- (a) the reasons given by the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Committee must consider representations and report to licensing authorityCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 The licensing authority shall notify the person who made the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must notify of reconsideration result and committee reportCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 On issuing a licence to a person a licensing authority... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must notify licence holder of licence effectsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 If a licensing authority varies or revokes a licence without... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must give written reasons for varying or revoking a licenceLocal authority
s.sch003 If within 28 days of receipt of a notice under... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must set up a committee to consider written representationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 Each licensing authority shall draw up and from time to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authorities must maintain a panel of qualified committee membersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 It shall be the duty of the chairman-- Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Chairman must notify representors about oral representation hearingsCrown / Minister / Government department
43 other schedules
s.sch001 An emergency order may prohibit any of the following in...
s.sch001 An emergency order may prohibit the movement of food or...
s.sch001 An emergency order may prohibit any of the following ....
s.sch001 A prohibition of a kind specified in paragraph 3 above...
s.sch002 In this Schedule “officer” means— (a) an investigating officer;
s.sch002 (1) An officer may take with him, to assist him...
s.sch002 (1) If an officer is carrying out functions conferred by...
s.sch002 (1) In order to perform functions under Part I or...
s.sch002 (1)Without prejudice to his powers under any other provision of...
s.sch002 (1) An officer may only enter a dwelling for the...
s.sch002 An officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the...
s.sch002 An officer shall not be liable in any civil or...
s.sch003 Subject to paragraph 15 below, a licensing authority may pay...
s.sch003 No payment shall be made in a case where the...
s.sch003 A licensing authority may make arrangements for securing that such...
s.sch003 A licensing authority may pay-- (a) such fees and allowances...
s.sch003 If a licensing authority refuses an application for a licence,...
s.sch003 A notice under this Schedule giving a licensing authority’s reasons...
s.sch003 If a licensing authority constitutes a committee, the authority shall...
s.sch004 The name of the holder of the licence.
s.sch004 The name of the holder of the licence.
s.sch004 The period of the licence.
s.sch004 The name of the owner of the vessel.
s.sch004 A description of the vessel.
s.sch004 The site at which it was intended to scuttle it....
s.sch004 The place from which it was intended that it should...
s.sch004 The period of the licence.
s.sch004 The name, where known, of the producer of the substances...
s.sch004 Their description and quantity.
s.sch004 Their country of origin, where known.
s.sch004 The site at which it was intended to deposit or...
s.sch004 The place from which it was intended that they should...
s.sch004 The nature of any container or packaging in which it...
s.sch004 The results of any toxicity tests carried out for the...
s.sch005 The Ministers shall jointly appoint the members of the committee,...
s.sch005 The committee shall include one member appointed by the Ministers...
s.sch005 The committee shall, at such time in each year as...
s.sch005 The Ministers may jointly make provision by regulations with respect...
s.sch005 The Ministers shall provide the committee with such staff and...
s.sch005 The Ministers may pay to the members of the committee...
s.sch005 The Ministers shall defray any expenses incurred with their approval...
s.sch005 The committee shall not be taken to be the servant...
s.sch005 Regulations under this Schedule shall be made by statutory instrument...

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