The Food Safety and Standards Act

Power of Central Government to issue directions to Food Authority and obtain reports and  returns

Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments

Members, officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety to be public servants

Protection of action taken in good faith

Overriding effect of this Act over all other food related laws

Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various foods related  Acts or Orders to Food Authority

Power of Central Government to make rules

Power of Food Authority to make regulations

Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament

Power of State Government to make rules

Reward by State Government

Recovery of penalty

Repeal and savings

Transitory provisions for food standards

Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 shall be deemed to be regulations made under this Act

Amendments to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of  Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992


MISCELLANEOUS


The Members, officers of the Food Authority and the Commissioners of Food Safety and their
officers shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this
Act, to be public servants within the meaning section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

LAWGIST

# 87 Members, officers of Food Authority and Commissioner of Food Safety to be public servants