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