FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 84
Variation of conditions or suspension or cancellation of approval of analyst
FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 84
Variation of conditions or suspension or cancellation of approval of analyst
84 Variation of conditions or suspension or cancellation of approval of
analyst
(1) The Food Authority may vary the conditions of, or suspend or cancel, an
approval under this Division.
(2) An approval of a person under this Division
may be suspended or cancelled on one or more of the following grounds--
(a) if
the Food Authority is satisfied that the person has wilfully or negligently
contravened any provision of this Act or the regulations,
(b) if the
Food Authority is satisfied that the person has contravened a condition to
which the approval is subject,
(c) if the Food Authority is satisfied that
the person has a direct or indirect interest in any food business that, in the
opinion of the Food Authority, could affect the carrying out of the person's
functions under this Act,
(d) at the request of the person,
(e) for any
other reason that the Food Authority considers appropriate.
(3) The
Food Authority may only vary the conditions of, or suspend or cancel, the
approval of a person under this Division--
(a) after having given the person--
(i) written reasons of its intention to vary, suspend or cancel, and
(ii) an
opportunity to make submissions, and
(b) after having considered any
submissions duly made by the person.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the
cancellation of an approval at the request of the person to whom the approval
relates.
(5) A variation of the conditions of, or the suspension or
cancellation of, an approval of a person under this Division--
(a) must be
made by notice in writing, and
(b) must be served on the person, and
(c)
takes effect at the time at which the notice is served or at a later time
specified in the notice.