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IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS 2019 (F2019L01006) - NOTES

By His Excellency's Command

Bridget McKenzie

Minister for Agriculture

 

 

 

 

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                                        3

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 3

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 3

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 3

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 3

5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 3

Part 2--Food control                                                                                                                                      6

6............ Food from New Zealand to which the Act does not apply............................................ 6

7............ Food imported for private consumption to which the Act does not apply..................... 6

8............ Application for food control certificate.......................................................................... 6

Part 3--Food Inspection Scheme                                                                                                            8

Division 1--Establishment of Food Inspection Scheme                                                        8

9............ Establishment of Food Inspection Scheme.................................................................... 8

Division 2--Ministerial orders                                                                                                           9

10.......... Minister may make orders............................................................................................. 9

11.......... Risk food....................................................................................................................... 9

12.......... Compliance agreement food.......................................................................................... 9

13.......... Surveillance food........................................................................................................... 9

Division 3--Referral of food by officers of Customs                                                           10

14.......... Risk food..................................................................................................................... 10

15.......... Surveillance food......................................................................................................... 10

Division 4--Inspection and analysis of food                                                                             12

Subdivision A--Risk food                                                                                                                 12

16.......... Rates of inspection for risk food................................................................................. 12

17.......... Rate at which risk food is first inspected..................................................................... 13

18.......... When the rate of inspection for risk food may be varied............................................. 13

19.......... Holding risk food that is subject to inspection............................................................. 14

20.......... Testing reliability of recognised foreign government certificate or recognised quality assurance certificate             15

Subdivision B--Surveillance food                                                                                                 15

21.......... Rates of inspection for surveillance food..................................................................... 15

Subdivision C--Food the subject of a holding order                                                                 16

22.......... Rates of inspection for food the subject of a holding order......................................... 16

Subdivision D--Taking samples of food                                                                                      16

23.......... Taking samples of food............................................................................................... 16

Subdivision E--Marking of food held for inspection                                                               17

24.......... Marking of food held for inspection............................................................................ 17

Subdivision F--Analysis of food                                                                                                    18

25.......... Analysis of food.......................................................................................................... 18

Division 5--Failing food                                                                                                                      19

26.......... When food is failing food............................................................................................ 19

27.......... Dealing with failing food--lots of food...................................................................... 19

28.......... Presenting failing food for inspection again................................................................ 20

Division 6--Powers of authorised officers                                                                                21

29.......... Powers of authorised officers...................................................................................... 21

Part 4--Chargeable services                                                                                                                    22

30.......... Payable amounts for chargeable services..................................................................... 22

31.......... Reimbursement of amount paid for analysis of food................................................... 23

32.......... Waiver of payable amounts......................................................................................... 23

33.......... Prescribed chargeable services.................................................................................... 23

Part 5--Transitional provisions                                                                                                             25

34.......... Ministerial orders........................................................................................................ 25

35.......... Things done under the old regulations......................................................................... 25

Schedule 1--Repeals                                                                                                                                     26

Imported Food Control Regulations 1993                                                                                     26

 


  



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