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Food Act 2014

Risk-based measures - Food control plans - Suspension of operations under registered food control plan

63: Registration authority may extend mandatory suspension

You could also call this:

"The registration authority can extend a food business's suspension if needed."

The registration authority can extend the suspension period if they think it is necessary. You can find out more about the suspension in section 62. The authority follows the rules in clause 5 of Schedule 4 to make this decision. The registration authority can extend the suspension for a certain period of time. They must tell the food control plan operator in writing before the original suspension ends. The extension period cannot be more than 3 months.

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Part 2Risk-based measures
Food control plans: Suspension of operations under registered food control plan

63Registration authority may extend mandatory suspension

  1. The registration authority may extend the period of a suspension under section 62 in accordance with clause 5 of Schedule 4 if the registration authority considers it necessary in the circumstances.

  2. The period of extension—

  3. may be for any further period that the registration authority notifies in writing to the operator of the food control plan before the expiry of the original suspension; but
    1. must not exceed 3 months.