Food Standards Act 1999

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(1) There shall be a body to be called the Food Standards Agency or, in Welsh, yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd (referred to in this Act as “the Agency”) for the purpose of carrying out the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.(2) The main objective of the Agency in carrying out its functions is to protect public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food (including risks caused by the way in which it is produced or supplied) and otherwise to protect the interests of consumers in relation to food.(3) The functions of the Agency are performed on behalf of the Crown.

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Food Standards Act 1999
The Food Standards Agency

1: The Food Standards Agency.

2: Appointment of members etc.

3: Appointment of chief executive and directors.

4: Annual and other reports.

5: Advisory committees.

General functions in relation to food

6: Development of food policy and provision of advice, etc. to public authorities.

7: Provision of advice, information and assistance to other persons.

8: Acquisition and review of information.

General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs

9: General functions in relation to animal feedingstuffs.

Observations with a view to acquiring information

10: Power to carry out observations.

11: Power of entry for persons carrying out observations.

Monitoring of enforcement action

12: Monitoring of enforcement action.

13: Power to request information relating to enforcement action.

14: Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action.

15: Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions.

16: Offences relating to sections 13 and 14.

Other functions of the Agency

17: Delegation of powers to make emergency orders.

18: Functions under other enactments.

19: Publication etc. by the Agency of advice and information.

20: Power to issue guidance on control of food-borne diseases.

21: Supplementary powers.

General provisions relating to the functions of the Agency

22: Statement of general objectives and practices.

23: Consideration of objectives, risks, costs and benefits, etc.

24: Directions relating to breach of duty or to international obligations.

25: Power to modify enactments about disclosure of information.

25A: Obstruction of food crime officers

Miscellaneous provisions

26: Statutory functions ceasing to be exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.

27: Notification of tests for food-borne disease.

28: Arrangements for sharing information about food-borne zoonoses.

29: Consultation on veterinary products.

30: Animal feedingstuffs: Great Britain.

31: Animal feedingstuffs: Northern Ireland.

32: Modification of certain provisions of this Act.

33: Consequences of Agency losing certain functions.

34: Duty to take account of functions of the Food Safety Promotion Board.

35: Devolution in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Final provisions

36: Interpretation.

37: Subordinate legislation.

38: Crown application.

39: Financial provisions.

40: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

41: Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Agency.

42: Power to make transitional provision etc.

43: Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 2(4).
Constitution etc. of the Agency

Status
Tenure of office of members of the Agency
Remuneration, pensions, etc. of members of the Agency
Disqualification
Staff
Proceedings etc.
Delegation of powers

SCHEDULE 2 Section 5(4).
Advisory committees

Advisory committees for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Advisory committee or committees for England
Other advisory committees
Remuneration of members of advisory committees
Expenditure of advisory committees
Transfer of existing non-statutory advisory committees
Joint committees

SCHEDULE 3 Section 18.
The Agency’s functions under other enactments

Part I: Functions under the 1990 Act
Part II: Functions under the 1991 Order
Part III: Other functions

SCHEDULE 4 Section 39(7).
Accounts and audit

Resource Accounts
Accounts of Agency relating to sums paid or appropriated under s.39(3)
Consolidated accounts
Accounts under section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000
Functions of Comptroller under s. 9 of the National Audit Act 1983

SCHEDULE 5 Section 40(1).
Minor and consequential amendments

Agricultural Returns Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 35)(N.I.)
Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48)
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)
Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7))
Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12)
Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

SCHEDULE 6 Section 40(4).
Repeals

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