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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons - Recognition of agencies, persons, and classes of persons

136: Recognition of certain agencies without application

You could also call this:

"The boss can approve some government agencies without an application to do certain jobs."

The chief executive can recognise some agencies without getting an application. You might wonder which agencies can be recognised, and they include the Ministry and a department as defined in section 5 of the Public Service Act 2020. The chief executive can recognise these agencies as being in charge of managing and carrying out certain functions and activities.

When the chief executive recognises an agency, some rules from section 135(2) and (3) also apply. These rules help explain how the recognition works. You can think of it like a set of instructions that the chief executive must follow.

This recognition is also subject to section 137(5), which means there are some limits or conditions that apply. The chief executive must consider these limits when recognising an agency. This helps ensure that the recognition is done fairly and correctly.

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Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons: Recognition of agencies, persons, and classes of persons

136Recognition of certain agencies without application

  1. The chief executive may, without receiving an application under section 135(1), recognise any of the following, or any group of persons within each of the following, as an agency that is responsible for the management and carrying out of specified functions and activities:

  2. the Ministry:
    1. a department as defined in section 5 of the Public Service Act 2020.

      1. Section 135(2) and (3) apply to subsection (1) accordingly, with all necessary modifications.

      2. This section is subject to section 137(5).

      Notes
      • Section 136(1)(b): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).