LawgistThe Food Safety and Standards Act
37Food Safety Officer
(1) The Commissioner of Food Safety shall, by notification, appoint such persons as he thinks fit, having the qualifications prescribed by the Central Government, as Food Safety Officers for such local areas as he may assign to them for the purpose of performing functions under this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(2) The State Government may authorise any officer of the State Government having the qualifications prescribed under sub-section (1) to perform the functions of a Food Safety Officer within a specified jurisdiction.
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ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
- 29 Authorities responsible for enforcement of Act
- 30 Commissioner of Food Safety of the State
- 31 Licensing and registration of food business
- 32 Improvement notices
- 33 Prohibition orders
- 34 Emergency prohibition notices and orders
- 35 Notification of food poisoning
- 36 Designated Officer
- 37 Food Safety Officer
- 38 Powers of Food Safety Officer
- 39 Liability of Food Safety Officer in certain cases
- 40 Purchaser may have food analysed
- 41 Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof
- 42 Procedure for launching prosecution
