Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.45Additional information for applications
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sec.45 Additional information for applications
Safe Food may, by written notice, ask the applicant to— give it further reasonable information or documents about the application by the reasonable date stated in the notice; or allow an authorised officer to inspect premises, vehicles, plant or equipment used, or proposed to be used, by the applicant. Safe Food may refuse the application if the applicant does not give it the further information or documents by the stated day, or allow the inspection, without reasonable excuse. If Safe Food agrees, the applicant may amend the application before Safe Food has finished considering it. (sec.45-ssec.1) Safe Food may, by written notice, ask the applicant to— give it further reasonable information or documents about the application by the reasonable date stated in the notice; or allow an authorised officer to inspect premises, vehicles, plant or equipment used, or proposed to be used, by the applicant. (sec.45-ssec.2) Safe Food may refuse the application if the applicant does not give it the further information or documents by the stated day, or allow the inspection, without reasonable excuse. (sec.45-ssec.3) If Safe Food agrees, the applicant may amend the application before Safe Food has finished considering it.
- (a) give it further reasonable information or documents about the application by the reasonable date stated in the notice; or
- (b) allow an authorised officer to inspect premises, vehicles, plant or equipment used, or proposed to be used, by the applicant.