Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.111Power to require name and address
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sec.111 Power to require name and address
This section applies if— an authorised officer finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or an authorised officer finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act. The authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. When making the requirement, the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. The authorised officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or residential address if the authorised officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address to be false. (sec.111-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised officer finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or an authorised officer finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act. (sec.111-ssec.2) The authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. (sec.111-ssec.3) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.111-ssec.4) The authorised officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or residential address if the authorised officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address to be false.
- (a) an authorised officer finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or
- (b) an authorised officer finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act.