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Food Act 2014

Food imported for purpose of sale - Suspension of registered importer’s operations

123: Chief executive may extend mandatory suspension

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"The boss can make a food company stop working for a longer time if it's necessary."

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The chief executive can extend the time a registered importer's operations are suspended. This can happen if the chief executive thinks it is necessary, and they follow the rules in clause 5 of Schedule 4. You can read more about this in clause 5 of Schedule 4 and section 122.

The chief executive can extend the suspension for a certain time. They must tell the registered importer in writing before the original suspension ends.

The extension cannot be more than 3 months longer than the original suspension.

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Part 3Food imported for purpose of sale
Suspension of registered importer’s operations

123Chief executive may extend mandatory suspension

  1. The chief executive may, in accordance with clause 5 of Schedule 4, extend the period of a suspension under section 122 if the chief executive considers it necessary in the circumstances.

  2. The period of extension—

  3. may be for any further period that the chief executive notifies to the registered importer in writing before the expiry of the original suspension; but
    1. must not exceed a further 3 months.