UK Act of Parliament
1985
United Kingdom
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
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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
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An emergency order may prohibit the movement of food or...
An emergency order may prohibit any of the following ....
A prohibition of a kind specified in paragraph 3 above...
In this Schedule “officer” means— (a) an investigating officer;
Any person who— (a) intentionally obstructs an officer in the...
(1) An officer may take with him, to assist him...
(1) If an officer is carrying out functions conferred by...
(1) In order to perform functions under Part I or...
(1)Without prejudice to his powers under any other provision of...
(1) An officer shall be furnished with a certificate of...
An officer must perform his functions under this Act at...
(1) An officer may only enter a dwelling for the...
An officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the...
An officer shall not be liable in any civil or...
If within 28 days of the issue of a licence...
A notice under paragraph 9(b) above shall not specify a...
If he expresses a wish to make oral representations, the...
The committee shall consider-- (a) the reasons given by the...
The licensing authority shall notify the person who made the...
Subject to paragraph 15 below, a licensing authority may pay...
No payment shall be made in a case where the...
A licensing authority may make arrangements for securing that such...
A licensing authority may pay-- (a) such fees and allowances...
On issuing a licence to a person a licensing authority...
If a licensing authority refuses an application for a licence,...
If a licensing authority varies or revokes a licence without...
If within 28 days of receipt of a notice under...
A notice under this Schedule giving a licensing authority’s reasons...
Each licensing authority shall draw up and from time to...
If a licensing authority constitutes a committee, the authority shall...
It shall be the duty of the chairman--
The name of the holder of the licence.
The name of the holder of the licence.
The period of the licence.
The name of the owner of the vessel.
A description of the vessel.
The site at which it was intended to scuttle it....
The place from which it was intended that it should...
The period of the licence.
The name, where known, of the producer of the substances...
Their description and quantity.
Their country of origin, where known.
The site at which it was intended to deposit or...
The place from which it was intended that they should...
The nature of any container or packaging in which it...
The results of any toxicity tests carried out for the...
The Ministers shall jointly appoint the members of the committee,...
The committee shall include one member appointed by the Ministers...
The committee shall, at such time in each year as...
The Ministers may jointly make provision by regulations with respect...
The Ministers shall provide the committee with such staff and...
The Ministers may pay to the members of the committee...
The Ministers shall defray any expenses incurred with their approval...
The committee shall not be taken to be the servant...
Regulations under this Schedule shall be made by statutory instrument...
Browse 31 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Power to make emergency orders.
Powers of Ministers when emergency order has been made.
Authorisation of investigating officers and enforcement officers.
Powers of officers.
Requirement of licences for deposit of substances and articles in the sea etc.
Requirement for licences for incineration at sea etc.
A licence under this Part of this Act is needed...
Exemptions.
Application of Part II: further provisions.
Licences.
Electronic communications apparatus: operations in tidal waters
Offences relating to licensing system.
Power to take remedial action.
Powers of officers.
Enforcement of Conventions.
Powers of Ministers to test and to charge for testing.
Duty of licensing authority to keep public registers of information.
Repeal of Dumping at Sea Act 1974, consequential amendments and transitional provisions.
Control of pesticides etc.
Codes of practice.
Payments for general purposes of Part III.
Enforcement powers.
Application to Crown etc.
Offences—penalties etc.
General defence of due diligence.
Financial provisions.
Interpretation.
Northern Ireland.
Channel Islands etc.
Commencement.
Short title.
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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HSE
PrimaryHealth and Safety Executive
Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates …
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
Regulates environmental aspects of offshore oil and gas, carbon storage, and gas unloading/storage. Issues environmental permits, approves oil spill response plans, and …
Connected legislation
1 statutory instrument
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