FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 35A Requirement to be registered or to notify registration authority

FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 35A

    (1)     The proprietor of a food business must not allow the business to operate from any food premises—

        (a)     that is not registered with the registration authority—

              (i)     in the case of a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine and subject to subsection (3), in accordance with Division 4; or

              (ii)     in the case of a fixed premises that is the principal premises in relation to a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine, in accordance with Division 3 or 4; or

              (iii)     in any other case, in accordance with Division 3; or

        (b)     while the registration of the premises is suspended.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.

    (2)     The proprietor of a food premises that is exempt under section 38(1) or (2) from the requirement to be registered must not allow the business to operate from the premises unless the proprietor has given notification to the registration authority of its operation—

        (a)     in the case of a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine and subject to subsection (3), in accordance with Division 4; or

        (b)     in the case of a fixed premises that is the principal premises in relation to a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine, in accordance with Division 2 or 4; or

        (c)     in any other case, in accordance with Division 2.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.

    (3)     The Secretary may, in writing, permit the proprietor of a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine to register the premises or machine under Division 3 or, if the premises or machine is exempt under section 38(1) or (2) from the requirement to be registered, to give notification of its operation under Division 2.

    (4)     The Secretary may, by notice published in the Government Gazette, permit each proprietor of a temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machine belonging to a specified class to register the premises or machine under Division 3 or, if the class of premises or machine is exempt under section 38(1) or (2) from the requirement to be registered, to give notification of its operation under Division 2.

Note to s. 35A inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 24(2).

Note

Section 51B applies to an offence against subsection (1) or (2).

S. 35B inserted by No. 42/2009 s. 16, repealed by No. 42/2009 s. 50.

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S. 36 amended by Nos 10262 s. 4, 13/1994 s. 9(1)(2), 20/1995 ss 9(2), 13, 98/1997 ss 8, 16(a), substituted by Nos 14/2001 s. 22, 42/2009 s. 16.