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Food Act 2014

Miscellaneous provisions - Transitional provisions - Post-commencement status of persons

438: Importers listed for purposes of Food Act 1981

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"Importers listed under the old Food Act 1981 law are still registered until a new date is set."

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If you were listed as an importer under the Food Act 1981 before a certain date, this section applies to you. You are considered a registered importer from that date until a date chosen by the chief executive, who will tell you about it in a notice. The chief executive can send another notice to extend that date.

If you want to keep being registered as an importer, you need to apply under section 113. The chief executive's notice is like a law, and it has to be published in a certain way, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019, unless it only applies to one specific importer.

You will be told about any changes to your status as an importer, and you can follow the rules to stay registered. The chief executive has the power to make decisions about importers, and you can find more information about how they make those decisions in the relevant laws, such as the Food Act 1981.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Transitional provisions: Post-commencement status of persons

438Importers listed for purposes of Food Act 1981

  1. This section applies to a person who, immediately before the relevant appointed date, is listed as an importer under the Food (Importer Listing) Standard 2008 issued under section 11C of the Food Act 1981.

  2. The person is deemed to be a registered importer on and after the relevant appointed date until a date specified by the chief executive in a notice.

  3. The chief executive may issue a subsequent notice extending the date.

  4. A person to whom this section applies who wishes to be registered as an importer must apply under section 113.

  5. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements), unless it applies only to a specified importer.

Notes
  • Section 438(5): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).