Food Standards Act 1999

Section 6 (enforcement)U.K.

2U.K.The Agency—

(a)may be directed to discharge duties of food authorities under section 6(3);

(b)may be specified as an enforcement authority for regulations or orders in pursuance of section 6(4); and

(c)may take over the conduct of proceedings mentioned in section 6(5) either with the consent of the person who instituted them or when directed to do so by the Secretary of State.