32Exemption from application of Act

32 Exemption from application of Act (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Chief Health Officer may exempt: (a) by written notice given to a person – the person or the business the person is carrying on; or (b) by notice in the Gazette – a class of persons or businesses, from the application of this Act, the Regulations or a specified provision of this Act or the Regulations. (2) The Chief Health Officer must not exempt a person or class of persons from the application of the provisions of Part 3 or 5.

Food Act 2004 21 (3) An exemption may be subject to the conditions (including the payment of a fee) the Chief Health Officer considers appropriate and specifies in the notice. (4) A person must comply with the conditions of an exemption. Maximum penalty for an offence against subsection (4): If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty