Food Act 2004
81Register of registered food businesses
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81 Register of registered food businesses (1) The Chief Health Officer must establish and maintain, in a form or combination of forms and in the manner the Chief Health Officer considers appropriate, a register of registered food businesses. (2) The following information must be recorded in the register in respect of each registered food business: (a) the name and principal business address of the proprietor of the food business; (b) the address of each premises where the operations of the food business are carried on; (c) the date of the registration of the food business and any renewals of the registration; (d) the conditions of the registration of the food business; (e) any change of ownership of the food business or property used in relation to carrying on the operations of the food business; (f) any cancellation of the registration of the food business, the circumstances relating to the cancellation and the reasons for the cancellation; (g) any other information the Chief Health Officer considers (3) The Chief Health Officer may, for the purpose of correcting an error, alter an entry in the register in the manner the Chief Health Officer considers appropriate.
Food Act 2004 45 (4) A member of the public may, on the payment of the prescribed fee (if any) and during the hours the office of the Chief Health Officer is open to the public: (a) search an entry in the register; or (b) take an extract of an entry in the register.