6 Enforcement of Act
Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c 16) | Legislation

6  Enforcement of Act

(1)     In this Act “the enforcement authority”, in relation to any provisions of this Act or any regulations or orders made under it, means the authority by whom they are to be enforced and executed.

(2)     Every food authority shall enforce and execute within their area the provisions of this Act with respect to which the duty is not imposed expressly or by necessary implication on some other authority.

(3)     The [Secretary of State] may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that any duty imposed on food authorities by subsection (2) above shall be discharged by [the Secretary of State. . .] [or the

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