Food Act 1981 No 45 (as at 03 September 2007), Public Act

8I Terms of exemption
  • (1) Every exemption granted under section 8F of this Act by the Director-General shall specify the terms of the exemption.

    (2) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, the Director-General may from time to time vary the terms of an exemption granted under section 8F of this Act, by endorsement on the exemption or otherwise in writing.

    (3) An exemption may be unconditional or subject to such conditions as the Director-General thinks fit and specifies in the exemption.

    (4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, the Director-General may at any time, by written notice to the holder of an exemption, revoke, amend, or add to any conditions imposed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

    (5) Except where the terms or conditions of an exemption are varied, pursuant to subsection (2) or subsection (4) of this section, on the application of the holder of the exemption and in accordance with the terms of that application, the Director-General shall not vary the terms or conditions of any exemption under this section without first giving the holder of the exemption a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the Director-General in relation to the matter.

    Part 1A, comprising sections 8A to 8ZZG, was inserted, as from 1 July 1997, by section 3 Food Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 97).