New Zealand Legislation: Acts

8S Revocation of exemption

• (1) Subject to subsection (3), a territorial authority may at any time, by notice in writing to the holder of an exemption, revoke an exemption granted by that territorial authority under section 8N.

  (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a territorial authority may revoke an exemption if the territorial authority 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) A territorial authority shall not revoke an exemption unless the territorial authority has first given the holder of the exemption a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

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