| Guvnor

Enforced by: FSA, DEFRA
Status: Repealed
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 5 of 9 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader5 Any Person3

Plus 1 duty 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.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 243 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

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

Regulations 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

General

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Intepretation

s.003 Application of provisions of these Regulations

Part 2

Temperature Control Requirements in England and Wales

4 of 9 sections shown

s.004 Chill holding requirements Imprisonment

Keep chilled foods at or below 8°CAny Person

s.008 Hot holding requirements Regulated

Keep hot food at or above 63°CTrader

s.010 General requirement for food which is a risk to health Imprisonment

Keep high-risk food at safe temperatures to prevent health risksTrader

s.011 Cooling of food Imprisonment

Cool chilled foods as quickly as possibleTrader

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.005 General exemptions from the chill holding requirements

s.006 Upward variation of the 8°C temperature by manufacturers etc.

s.007 Chill holding tolerance periods

s.009 Hot holding defences

s.012 Guides to good hygiene practice

Part 3

Temperature Control Requirements in Scotland

3 of 4 sections shown

s.013 Chill and hot holding requirements Regulated

Keep food refrigerated or at a temperature above 63°CAny Person

s.014 Reheating of food Regulated

Ensure reheated food reaches a temperature of at least 82°CTrader

s.015 Treatment of gelatine Imprisonment

Safely treat and store gelatine for food productsTrader

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.016 Food which is a risk to health

Part 4

Penalties, Enforcement and Revocations

2 of 4 sections shown

s.017 Offences and penalties Imprisonment

Breach food temperature‑control regulationsAny Person

s.019 Enforcement and execution Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must inspect food premises based on riskLocal authority

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.018 Application of provisions of the Act

s.020 Revocations

1 other provision

s.revocations Revocations

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.