UK Statutory Instrument 2009 United Kingdom

The Organic Products Regulations 2009

At a glance

What's here

2 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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s.014

Fees relating to the control system

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must arrange alternative inspection on request Crown / Minister / Government department
s.016

Notification requirement

  • Control body must notify authorities of suspected organic infringements Any Person
Browse 31 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Designation of competent authority etc.

s.004

Exemption from requirement to adhere to control system

s.005

Permitted exceptions to the organic production rules

s.006

Advance notification

s.007

Control on movement

s.008

Consent to movement

s.009

Fees - general

s.010

Fees for registering information in the database

s.011

Fees for ingredient authorisations

s.012

Fees for import authorisations

s.013

Fees for approvals of control bodies and post-approval inspections

s.015

Fees relating to third country imports

s.017

Obtaining samples and analysis etc.

s.018

Offences

s.019

Penalties

s.020

Offence due to fault of another person

s.021

Defence of due diligence

s.022

Enforcement

s.023

Powers of entry

s.024

Powers following entry

s.025

Power to require assistance

s.026

Obstruction etc. of authorised officers

s.027

Offences by bodies corporate etc.

s.028

Offences committed by partnerships and other unincorporated associations

s.029

Extended time limit for bringing prosecutions

s.030

Protection of officers etc. acting in good faith

s.031

Use of electronic communications

s.032

Revocations

s.032

Review

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