The Food Safety and Standards Act

Authorities responsible for enforcement of Act

Commissioner of Food Safety of the State

Licensing and registration of food business

Improvement notices

Prohibition orders

Emergency prohibition notices and orders

Notification of food poisoning

Designated Officer

Food Safety Officer

Powers of Food Safety Officer

Liability of Food Safety Officer in certain cases

Purchaser may have food analysed

Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof

Procedure for launching prosecution


ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT


(1) The Commissioner of Food Safety shall, by notification, appoint such
persons as he thinks fit, having the qualifications prescribed by the Central Government, as Food Safety
Officers for such local areas as he may assign to them for the purpose of performing functions under this
Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder.

(2) The State Government may authorise any officer of the State Government having the
qualifications prescribed under sub-section (1) to perform the functions of a Food Safety Officer within a
specified jurisdiction.

LAWGIST

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