New Zealand Legislation: Acts

8E Duties of territorial authorities to enforce Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 not affected

• (1) Subject to section 8D(1), nothing in this Part affects the duty of a territorial authority to enforce the provisions of the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 within its own district.

  (2) For the purpose of fulfilling the duty referred to in subsection (1), every territorial authority shall take all reasonable steps—

  • (a) to inform itself as to whether or not the premises and vehicles in respect of which its duty applies—

    • (i) are registered in accordance with the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; or

    • (ii) are exempt from compliance with those regulations by virtue of an exemption granted under this Part; and

  • (b) to keep that information up to date.

  Section 8E: inserted, on 1 July 1997, by section 3 of the Food Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 97).