183Payment of penalties and fines into Food Authority Fund—determination of maximum amount

183 Payment of penalties and fines into Food Authority Fund—determination of maximum amount

183 Payment of penalties and fines into Food Authority Fund—determination of maximum amount

(1) For the Act, section 117D(3), definition of maximum amount and the Act, section 117D(4), the maximum amount for a financial year must be determined in accordance with the following formula—

where—

MA is the maximum amount for a financial year.

F is 50% of all fines and monetary penalties paid to the Food Authority in the financial year in proceedings instituted by the Food Authority for offences under the Act or this regulation.

(2) In this section—

fine does not include any costs, including expenses or disbursements, payable by a person under an order made by a court in proceedings for an offence under the Act or this regulation.

proceedings instituted by the Food Authority—

(a) means any proceedings instituted—

(i) by the Food Authority, or

(ii) under the direction of the Food Authority, or

(iii) on behalf of the Food Authority, or

(iv) for the benefit of the Food Authority, and

(b) does not include the issuing of a penalty notice under the Act.