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Section 45: Breach of retailer's licence.

Food Act 1984 · 1984 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Milk, Dairies and Cream Substitutes

In the event of a breach of any condition to which this section applies of a licence held by a retailer for a specified area, the holder of the licence shall be guilty of an offence under this section, subject to section 46.

The conditions to which this section applies are conditions as to any such matters as are specified in Schedule 5.

Milk (Special Designation) Regulations shall specify the authorities, whether local authorities or food and drugs authorities, by whom the provisions of this section are to be enforced as respects licences other than licences which authorise the use—

of a special designation in relation to raw milk by its producer; or
of a special designation by a local authority.

Section 47 applies for the interpretation of this section; and in this section "local authoirity" means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972.

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