§ 233 — Monitoring powers: why

233.—(1) A food security officer may exercise a monitoring power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a)

to determine whether the minimum stockholding requirement in relation to the MSR product has been, or is being, complied with by an entity that is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to that MSR product;

(b)

to determine for the purposes of section 27 whether a divesting entity’s minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product is being assumed by, or divided with, another receiving entity or entities;

(c)

to determine whether information given in compliance, or purported compliance, with a provision in Part 2 or any Part 2 Rules is correct.

(2) An authorised officer or a food inspector may exercise a monitoring power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a)

to determine for the purposes of section 78, 79, 92, 110, 192, 205 or 211 whether to grant an FSSA authorisation under that section;

(b)

to determine whether there is any ground to take regulatory action under section 83, 84, 96, 112, 196, 209 or 213;

(c)

to determine whether information given in compliance, or purported compliance, with a provision in this Act (other than Part 2 or any Part 2 Rules) is correct.

—(1) A food security officer may exercise a monitoring power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a)

to determine whether the minimum stockholding requirement in relation to the MSR product has been, or is being, complied with by an entity that is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to that MSR product;

(b)

to determine for the purposes of section 27 whether a divesting entity’s minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product is being assumed by, or divided with, another receiving entity or entities;

(c)

to determine whether information given in compliance, or purported compliance, with a provision in Part 2 or any Part 2 Rules is correct.

(2) An authorised officer or a food inspector may exercise a monitoring power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a)

to determine for the purposes of section 78, 79, 92, 110, 192, 205 or 211 whether to grant an FSSA authorisation under that section;

(b)

to determine whether there is any ground to take regulatory action under section 83, 84, 96, 112, 196, 209 or 213;

(c)

to determine whether information given in compliance, or purported compliance, with a provision in this Act (other than Part 2 or any Part 2 Rules) is correct.