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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Powers and enforcement - Directions by chief executive

280: Persons to whom directions may be given under sections 281 to 286

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"Who can be told what to do by the government about food safety"

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The chief executive or a territorial authority can give directions to you under sections 281 to 286 if you are in certain situations. You might get directions if you operate under a risk-based measure, export or import food or food-related accessories, or are in control of food or something that could become food. The chief executive or territorial authority can give these directions to you individually or as part of a group, and this is explained in more detail in sections 281 to 286.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Powers and enforcement: Directions by chief executive

280Persons to whom directions may be given under sections 281 to 286

  1. This section describes the persons to whom the chief executive or a territorial authority, as the case may be, may give directions under any of sections 281 to 286.

  2. A direction may be given to all or any of the following persons, either individually or as a class:

  3. a person who operates under a risk-based measure:
    1. an exporter of food or food-related accessories:
      1. an importer of food or food-related accessories:
        1. a person in control of, or reasonably appearing to be in control of, food, a food-related accessory, or anything that may become food.