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Food Act 2014

Risk-based measures - National programmes - Duties of operators of food businesses subject to national programme

81: Operators of food businesses subject to national programme must notify registration authority of significant change in circumstances

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"Tell the registration authority about big changes to your food business"

If you run a food business that follows a national programme, you must tell the registration authority about any significant change in circumstances. You need to give them written notice of the change. You should do this before the change happens, or as soon as possible after it happens.

If it is not possible to tell them before the change, you must tell them within 10 working days after the change. A significant change in circumstances means a change in the information you provided when you applied to register your food business, such as the type of food you sell or the way you run your business. It also includes things like the death, bankruptcy, or liquidation of the business owner.

If the business owner dies, goes bankrupt, or the business is liquidated, the person who takes control of the business must tell the registration authority about the change, as required by section 83(b) to (h). You must give them written notice of the change. This notice is important to keep the registration authority up to date about your food business.

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National programmes: Duties of operators of food businesses subject to national programme

81Operators of food businesses subject to national programme must notify registration authority of significant change in circumstances

  1. The operator of a food business subject to a national programme must give written notice to the registration authority of any significant change in circumstances.

  2. The notice under subsection (1) must be given—

  3. before the significant change in circumstances occurs; or
    1. if compliance with paragraph (a) is not practicable, as soon as practicable after the significant change in circumstances occurs but, in any event, not later than 10 working days after the change occurs.

      1. In this section, significant change in circumstances—

      2. means—
        1. any change in any of the information that the operator has provided under section 83(b) to (h) in respect of the application for registration of the food business:
          1. any change in the nature of the food business that would affect the level of national programme applicable to that food business or would require it to operate under a food control plan; and
          2. includes the death, bankruptcy, receivership, voluntary administration, or liquidation of the operator of the food business.

            1. If subsection (3)(b) applies, the person who assumes control of the food business must give the written notice required by subsection (1).