Section 89: Powers of entry of Ministers' officers.

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

Part VI: Administration, Enforcement and Legal Proceedings

An inspector or authorised officer of the Minister and an authorised officer of the Secretary of State, for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been any contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations or order made under it, being provisions which the Minister in question is required or empowered to enforce—

shall have the powers of entry specified in subsection (2); and
an inspector or authorised officer of the Minister shall have those powers for the purpose of taking any sample of milk under section 82.

The powers of entry referred to in subsection (1) are the like powers of entry as are exercisable under section 87 or section 88 by an authorised officer of a council; and in relation to an inspector of officer to whom the subsection applies; the reference in section 87(2) to the council shall be construed as a reference to the Minister or the Secretary of State, as the case may be.

For the purposes of any regulations made under section 13, this section and section 91(1) and (3) have effect as if the Minister as well as the local authority were empowered to enforce those regulations so far as they apply to slaughterhouses and knackers' yards.

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