New Zealand Legislation: Acts

8K Revocation of exemption

• (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Director-General may at any time, by notice in writing to the holder of an exemption, revoke an exemption granted under section 8F.

  (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Director-General may revoke an exemption if the Director-General is satisfied—

  • (a) that the holder of the exemption has failed to comply with any condition of the exemption; or

  • (b) that the holder of the exemption has contravened, or failed to comply with, any provision of—

    • (i) this Act; or

    • (ii) any regulations made under this Act (other than any provision of the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 from which the holder is exempt); or

    • (iii) any applicable food standard.

  (3) The Director-General shall not revoke an exemption unless the Director-General has first given the holder of the exemption a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

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