FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 7C Annual report on food regulation
FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 7C
Annual report on food regulation(1) For each calendar year the Department must publish an annual report on food regulation.
(2) The annual report must contain the following information—
(a) statistics relating to the registration of food premises under this Act by the Secretary and each council including—
(i) the number of newly registered food premises;
(ii) the number of food premises for which registration was renewed;
(iii) the number of registrations under each class of registration;
(iv) the number of food premises for which registration under this Act was revoked or suspended;
S. 7C(2)(ab) inserted by No. 42/2009 s. 46.
(ab) statistics relating to the registration of food businesses operating from temporary food premises, mobile food premises or food vending machines;
(b) statistics relating to the analysis of food samples submitted by each council under section 32;
(c) statistics relating to the enforcement action taken by the Secretary and each council under this Act including—
(i) the number and nature of infringement notices issued;
(ii) the number of prosecutions and the nature of the alleged offences;
(iii) the number of cases that resulted in either a conviction or a finding of guilt;
(iv) the nature of any sentences or other orders imposed by the court;
(d) a copy of any direction given by the Minister under section 7E and the action taken by councils in response to the direction.
S. 7D inserted by No. 42/2009 s. 7.