Food Safety Act, 2019 (No. 7 of 2019)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2019No. No. 7 of 2019
The Food Safety Act, 2019 (No. 7 of 2019) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2019. It contains 73 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Food Safety Act, 2019 (No. 7 of 2019) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Food Safety Act, 2019 (No. 7 of 2019)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Establishment of Food Safety Coordinating Committee
- S. 4Functions of Committee
- S. 5Scientific Advisory Sub-Committee
- S. 6Functions of Scientific Advisory Sub-Committee
- S. 7Prohibition sale of poisonous, unfit or adulterated food
- S. 8Prohibition of sale of article not of nature, substance or
- S. 9Sale and preparation of food under insanitary conditions
- S. 10A person shall not label, package, sell or advertise any Prohibition
- S. 11Labelling, selling or advertising of food contrary to standards
- S. 12(1) A person commits an offence if that person renders
- S. 13(1) A person commits an offence if that person—
- S. 14A person shall not— Prohibition
- S. 15A person who requires regulatory health clearance under Prohibition
- S. 16A person shall not sell a device that when used according Prohibited
- S. 17Sale and preparation of devices under insanitary conditions
- S. 18Prohibition of deception in labelling packaging and selling
- S. 19Standards for devices
- S. 20Importation of article
- S. 21Warranty on article
- S. 22Powers of appropriate enforcement authority
- S. 23Orders in respect of certain articles
- S. 24Regulatory clearance system
- S. 25Application for health inspection report and certificate of
- S. 26Issuance of health inspection report and certificate of
- S. 27Notification of refusal
- S. 28Conditions of certificate of compliance
- S. 29Prohibition of transfer of certificate of compliance
- S. 30Display of certificate of compliance
- S. 31Report notices
- S. 32Notification of occurrence of hazard
- S. 33Renewal of certificate of compliance
- S. 34Suspension or cancellation of certificate of compliance
- S. 35Power of court to order cancellation of certificate of
- S. 36Health clearance certificate
- S. 37Regulatory powers of Minister
- S. 38Register of approved health inspection applications,
- S. 39National Food Laboratory
- S. 40Functionsoflaboratory
- S. 41Directorandotherstaff
- S. 42Certificateofanalysis
- S. 43Powersofauthorisedofficers
- S. 44Powertocarryouttestsandtakesamples
- S. 45Arrestwithoutwarrant
- S. 46Demanding production of certificate of compliance or
- S. 47Search with warrant
- S. 48Obstructionofauthorisedofficer
- S. 49Foodsafetymonitoring
- S. 50Protectionorder
- S. 51Preventionorder
- S. 52Complianceorder
- S. 53Costorder
- S. 54Ordersinitiatedbypublic
- S. 55Defectinordernotbartocompliance
- S. 56Investigationsbypublic
- S. 57Civilaction
- S. 58Protectionandcostsorders
- S. 59Seizureofproperty
- S. 60Restorationofproperty
- S. 61Appeals
- S. 62Generalpenalty
- S. 63Offencesbyprincipalofficers,bodycorporateorunincorporatebody
- S. 64Regulations
- S. 65Section 65
- S. 66Savingsandtransitionalprovisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE FOOD SAFETY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
- S. IIIREGULATION OFARTICLES
- S. IVREGULATORY HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
- S. VTHE NATIONAL FOOD LABORATORY
- S. VIENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
- S. VIIGENERAL PROVISIONS