- Enforced by
- FSA, Food Standards Scotland
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 2 of 13 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person3
Plus 10 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
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.
s.002
Appointment of members etc. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State and devolved authorities must appoint Food Standards Agency membersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.003
Appointment of chief executive and directors. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA and Ministers must appoint a Chief Executive and DirectorsStatutory regulator
s.004
Annual and other reports. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must publish and present annual reports on performanceStatutory regulator
s.006
Development of food policy and provision of advice, etc. to public authorities. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must develop food safety policies and advise public authoritiesStatutory regulator
s.007
Provision of advice, information and assistance to other persons. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must provide food safety advice and assistance to the public and businessesStatutory regulator
s.008
Acquisition and review of information. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must collect and review information on food safety and consumer interestsStatutory regulator
s.011
Power of entry for persons carrying out observations. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Obstructing food safety inspections or providing false informationAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.012
Monitoring of enforcement action. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must monitor and report on food law enforcement performanceStatutory regulator
s.014
Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Unauthorized disclosure of trade secretsAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.022
Statement of general objectives and practices. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must publish its objectives and consultation practicesStatutory regulator
s.025
Obstruction of food crime officers
Imprisonment
- Obstructing or misleading a food crime officerAny Person
s.028
Arrangements for sharing information about food-borne zoonoses. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA and Ministers must share information on food-borne diseasesStatutory regulator
s.029
Consultation on veterinary products. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consult the Food Standards Agency on veterinary policyCrown / Minister / Government department
31 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
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s.sch001
The Agency is a body corporate.
s.sch001
The validity of any proceedings of the Agency is not...
s.sch001
A document purporting to be— (a) duly executed under the...
s.sch001
(1) Anything authorised or required to be done by the...
s.sch001
(1) A person appointed as chairman or deputy chairman or...
s.sch001
(1) The person holding office as chairman or deputy chairman—...
s.sch001
A person may be removed from office as chairman, deputy...
s.sch001
(1) The Agency shall pay its members such remuneration, and...
s.sch001
If, when a person ceases to hold office as a...
s.sch001
(1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House...
s.sch001
(1) The Agency may, with the approval of the Minister...
s.sch001
(1) The Agency may regulate its own procedure (including quorum)...
s.sch002
(1) This paragraph applies to any advisory committee established under...
s.sch002
(1) This paragraph applies to a committee established under section...
s.sch002
(1) The members of a committee established under section 5(3)...
s.sch002
The Agency may, after consulting the appropriate authorities, abolish a...
s.sch002
The Agency may pay to the members of an advisory...
s.sch002
Any expenditure incurred by an advisory committee established under section...
s.sch002
(1) The Secretary of State or the Minister of Agriculture,...
s.sch002
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 21, the...
s.sch003
This Part has effect for conferring functions under the 1990...
s.sch003
The Agency— (a) may be directed to discharge duties of...
s.sch003
(1) The Agency may, after consulting the Department of Health...
s.sch003
The Agency may exercise the power to require returns or...
s.sch003
The Agency may be empowered by an order under Article...
s.sch003
The Agency may undertake consultation with representative organisations required by...
s.sch003
(1) The Medicines Act 1968 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch003
(1) The Agency shall have the following functions under the...
s.sch003
In section 108(7) and section 111(7) of the Environmental Protection...
s.sch003
For section 126 of that Act (exercise of certain functions...
s.sch003
In Article 5(7) and Article 8(7) of the Genetically Modified...
s.sch003
The Agency— (a) may be directed to discharge duties of...
s.sch003
(1) For Article 22 of that Order (exercise of certain...
s.sch003
The Agency shall have the right to be consulted in...
s.sch003
The Agency may grant consent under subsection (3), and give...
s.sch003
(1) The Agency may, after consulting the Secretary of State—...
s.sch003
The Agency may exercise the power to require returns or...
s.sch003
The Agency may be empowered by an order under section...
s.sch003
The Agency may undertake consultation with representative organisations required by...
s.sch003
This Part has effect for conferring functions under the 1991...
s.sch003
The Agency may grant consent under paragraph (3), and give...
s.sch004
For the purposes of this Schedule— “relevant authorities” means the...
s.sch004
(1) Where any resource accounts of the Agency or report...
s.sch004
(1) The Agency shall prepare separate accounts for each year...
s.sch004
(1) The Agency shall prepare consolidated accounts for each financial...
s.sch004
(1) Any functions of the Treasury under section 7 of...
s.sch004
(1) The power of the Comptroller and Auditor General to...
s.sch005
In section 1(4) of the Agricultural Returns Act (Northern Ireland)...
s.sch005
(1) Section 6 (enforcement) shall be amended as follows.
s.sch005
(1) Section 13 (emergency control orders) shall be amended as...
s.sch005
In section 17 (enforcement of EU provisions)—
s.sch005
In section 18(2) (special provisions for particular foods) for the...
s.sch005
In section 19(2) (registration and licensing of food premises), for...
s.sch005
Section 25 (orders for facilitating the exercise of functions) shall...
s.sch005
After section 36 (offences by bodies corporate) there shall be...
s.sch005
(1) Section 40 (codes of practice for food authorities) shall...
s.sch005
In section 41 (power to require returns and other information...
s.sch005
In section 42 (default powers), in subsection (1), after the...
s.sch005
In the proviso to section 80 of the Agriculture Act...
s.sch005
In section 45(1) (power to impose charges for things done...
s.sch005
In section 48 (regulations and orders), after subsection (4) there...
s.sch005
(1) Section 57(1) (application of Act to Isles of Scilly...
s.sch005
After paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (provisions which may be...
s.sch005
In paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 (provisions which may be...
s.sch005
(1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 (saving from repeal of...
s.sch005
The Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 shall be amended...
s.sch005
In the following provisions— Article 8(8) Article 11(10) Article 12(1)...
s.sch005
In the following provisions— Article 8(7) and (9)(b) Article 10(5)...
s.sch005
In Article 2(2) (interpretation)— (a) in the definition of “authorised...
s.sch005
In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...
s.sch005
(1) Article 12 (emergency control orders) shall be amended as...
s.sch005
Article 24 (orders for facilitating the exercise of functions) shall...
s.sch005
In Article 25 (regulations and orders: supplementary provisions), in paragraph...
s.sch005
(1) Article 26 (enforcement) shall be amended as follows.
s.sch005
In Article 27 (appointment of public and other analysts), paragraph...
s.sch005
(1) Article 31 (analysis, etc. of samples by authorised officer...
s.sch005
(1) Article 39 (codes of practice) shall be amended as...
s.sch005
In Article 40 (power to require returns), after the word...
s.sch005
In Article 41 (default powers), in paragraph (1), after the...
s.sch005
In Article 44 (power to impose charges for things done...
s.sch005
(1) Section 38 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (orders)...
s.sch005
In Article 47 (regulations and orders), after paragraph (3) there...
s.sch005
(1) Schedule 1 (provisions which may be included in regulations...
s.sch005
(1) Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 (saving from repeal of...
s.sch005
(1) The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 shall be amended as...
s.sch005
(1) Section 42 of the Environment Act 1995 (approval of...
s.sch005
In Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 1998...
s.sch005
In section 3(2) of the Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (exceptions...
s.sch005
(1) The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 shall be...
s.sch005
The Food Safety Act 1990 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch005
In the following provisions— section 1(2) and (3) section 2(1)...
s.sch005
In section 5(1), after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted—...
s.sch006
Repeals (opens in a new tab)
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Respond to a poor food hygiene rating in Wales
Problem path for food business operators in Wales who have received a food hygiene rating of 0, 1, or 2. Covers immediate …
Respond to food safety enforcement action in Wales
What to do if your food business in Wales receives an improvement notice, prohibition order, or prosecution. Covers your rights, response deadlines, …
Understand your food hygiene rating obligations in Wales
Learning path for food business operators in Wales covering the mandatory Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS). Explains what ratings mean, where and …
1 more guide that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
SI 2000/235
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
SI 2010/292
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SI 2020/341
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014
SI 2014/3080
Welsh Statutory Instrument
The Food Information (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SI 2020/80
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SI 2016/249
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SI 2020/24
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Food Supplements (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
SI 2007/116
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Food Supplements and the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
SI 2009/407
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
SI 2008/405
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
The Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
SI 2007/304
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
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