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Food Safety Act 1990

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31 Regulation of sampling and analysis etc.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for supplementing or modifying the provisions of sections 29 and 30 above. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may make provision with respect to— (a) the matters to be taken into account in determining whether, and at what times, samples should be procured; (b) the manner of procuring samples, including the steps to be taken in order to ensure that any samples procured are fair samples; (c) the method of dealing with samples, including (where appropriate) their division into parts; (d) the persons to whom parts of samples are to be given and the persons by whom such parts are to be retained; (e) the notices which are to be given to, and the information which is to be furnished by, the persons in charge of any food, substance, contact material or food source of or from which samples are procured; (f) the methods which are to be used in analysing or examining samples, or parts of samples, or in classifying the results of analyses or examinations; (g) the circumstances in which a food analyst or examiner is to be precluded, by reason of a conflict of interest, from analysing or examining a particular sample or part of a sample; and (h) the circumstances in which samples, or parts of samples, are to be or may be submitted for analysis or examination— (i) to the Government Chemist, or to such other food analyst or examiner as he may direct; or (ii) to a person determined by or under the regulations. (3) In this section “food analyst” and “food examiner” have the same meanings as in section 30 above.

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31 Regulation of sampling and analysis etc.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for supplementing or modifying the provisions of sections 29 and 30 above. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may make provision with respect to— (a) the matters to be taken into account in determining whether, and at what times, samples should be procured; (b) the manner of procuring samples, including the steps to be taken in order to ensure that any samples procured are fair samples; (c) the method of dealing with samples, including (where appropriate) their division into parts; (d) the persons to whom parts of samples are to be given and the persons by whom such parts are to be retained; (e) the notices which are to be given to, and the information which is to be furnished by, the persons in charge of any food, substance, contact material or food source of or from which samples are procured; (f) the methods which are to be used in analysing or examining samples, or parts of samples, or in classifying the results of analyses or examinations; (g) the circumstances in which a food analyst or examiner is to be precluded, by reason of a conflict of interest, from analysing or examining a particular sample or part of a sample; and (h) the circumstances in which samples, or parts of samples, are to be or may be submitted for analysis or examination— (i) to the Government Chemist, or to such other food analyst or examiner as he may direct; or (ii) to a person determined by or under the regulations. (3) In this section “food analyst” and “food examiner” have the same meanings as in section 30 above.

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