UK Statutory Instrument SI 2021 England

Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021

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Enforced by
FSA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 12 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 Person6

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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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.

s.005 Restriction on the price promotion of specified food Regulated
  • Don't offer specified foods in multibuy or free-item promotionsAny Person
s.006 Restriction on the price promotion of certain drinks Regulated
  • Don't offer free refill promotions on less healthy drinksAny Person
s.007 Restriction on the placement of specified food – in store Regulated
  • Keep restricted food out of checkout, queue, aisle-end, entrance and foyer zonesAny Person
s.008 Restriction on the promotion of specified food – online Regulated
  • Don't offer specified food for sale in restricted online marketplace placementsAny Person
s.009 Enforcement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Each food authority must enforce and execute the Regulations in its areaLocal authority
s.011 Offences Regulated
  • Fail to comply with improvement noticeAny Person
s.012 Sanctions Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with food promotion and placement requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.013 Guidance as to use of fixed monetary penalties Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Food authorities must publish and keep updated fixed monetary penalty guidanceLocal authority
s.014 Publication of enforcement action Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Food authorities must publish reports on fixed penalty enforcement actionLocal authority
s.015 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review food promotion rules and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
6 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Specified food
s.004 Qualifying businesses
s.010 Improvement notice
s.016 Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 12 shown
s.sch002 Notice of intent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Food authority must serve notice of intent before imposing a fixed penaltyLocal authority
s.sch002 Contents of final notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FSA must include full details in final penalty noticesStatutory regulator
10 other schedules
s.sch002 Civil sanctions
s.sch002 Non-payment after 28 days
s.sch002 Recovery of payments
s.sch002 Criminal proceedings
s.sch002 Discharge of liability
s.sch002 Making representations and objections
s.sch002 Service of final notice
s.sch002 Discount for early payment
s.sch002 Grounds of appeal
s.sch002 Appeals

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