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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons - Performance of specified functions and activities

157: Recognised agency or person may act in other capacities

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"People who help with food safety can do other jobs too, as long as they don't pretend to be doing their food safety job."

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If you are a recognised agency or person, you can do other jobs outside of your main tasks. You can do these extra jobs as long as you do not do them as a recognised agency or person. You must not pretend to be a recognised agency or person when doing these other jobs, and you must not use your recognised agency or person title to do them.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons: Performance of specified functions and activities

157Recognised agency or person may act in other capacities

  1. Nothing in section 155 or 156 prevents a recognised agency or a recognised person from carrying out functions and activities that are outside the scope of the agency's or person's specified functions and activities, provided that the agency or person does not do so—

  2. in the agency's or person's capacity as a recognised agency or a recognised person; or
    1. while purporting to act as a recognised agency or a recognised person.