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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and come into operation on 10th April 2012.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In regulation 9(1) (remedial action notices and detention notices) omit the words “subject to approval under Article 4(2) of Regulation 853/2004”.
(3) After regulation 21(3) (appeals against hygiene improvement notices and remedial action notices), insert —“
(4) Where on appeal against a remedial action notice under paragraph (1) a court cancels the notice, the enforcement authority shall compensate the food business operator who brought the appeal in respect of any loss suffered by reason of the food business operator’s compliance with the notice, and any disputed question as to the right to or the amount of any compensation payable under this paragraph shall be determined by arbitration.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2012.
Andrew McCormick
A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

