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Animal Products Act 1999

Officers, powers, etc - Powers of Director-General

83: Director-General may give statements as to New Zealand animal product standard

You could also call this:

"The boss of animal product safety can give you a certificate about a product meeting New Zealand standards if you ask and pay."

The Director-General can give you a written statement about the New Zealand animal product standard if you ask for it and pay a fee. You might get this statement for a particular animal product or group of products, but only if the Director-General is satisfied that the product was made according to the rules. The Director-General decides what the statement looks like and what it says. If the Director-General gives you a statement, it does not mean the animal product is perfect for everyone to use, or that it will always be safe to eat or use, and it might not be suitable for a different purpose. The Director-General can take back a statement if it was given incorrectly, or if something has changed since it was given, and the statement is no longer true.

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Part 7Officers, powers, etc
Powers of Director-General

83Director-General may give statements as to New Zealand animal product standard

  1. The Director-General may give statements in writing as to New Zealand animal product standard, upon request and on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), for any particular consignment or animal product or class of consignments or animal products, if the Director-General is satisfied that the animal product or consignment concerned has been processed in accordance with any applicable requirements of this Act to the relevant animal product standard and any supplementary notices.

  2. A statement as to New Zealand animal product standard is not a guarantee that the contents of all or any particular consignment of animal products to which it relates—

  3. necessarily meet the commercial requirements of the consumer; or
    1. are fit for consumption or use no matter what the status or description of the consumer or user, or what has happened to the consignment or what has been its treatment in transit in New Zealand or since it left New Zealand; or
      1. are fit for consumption or use for a purpose other than that for which they were intended.

        1. The Director-General may determine the form and content of a statement as to New Zealand animal product standard.

        2. A statement as to New Zealand animal product standard may be withdrawn by the Director-General if the Director-General is satisfied that—

        3. the statement was incorrectly or inappropriately given; or
          1. events or circumstances occurring since the statement was given mean that it no longer holds true, or is misleading.

            Notes
            • Section 83(1): amended, on , by section 128(1) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
            • Section 83(1): amended, on , by section 19 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 26).
            • Section 83(2): amended, on , by section 128(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
            • Section 83(4): amended, on , by section 128(3) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).