Food Safety and Standards (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Official text

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health and Family Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 13th December, 2017

G.S.R. 1516(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of the Food Safety and Standards

Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Food

Safety and Standards Rules, 2011, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into the force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011(hereinafter to be referred as the said rules), in rule

2.1.2, (a) in sub-rule 1 relating to qualification—

(A) in clause (i), the portion beginning with “and shall possess” and ending with “under these rules”

shall be omitted;

(B) after clause (i) as so amended, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

“(ia) The commissioner of Food Safety may with the previous approval of the State

Government, appoint Sub-Divisional Officer of the area on additional charge basis as

Designated Officer.”

“Provided that Sub-Divisional Officer of the area appointed as Designated Officer under clause

(i) shall not require to undergo such training.”;

(b) in sub-rule 2 relating to powers and duties, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted,

namely:—

(iia) “Where the Collector or District Magistrate considers necessary, he may delegate the powers

exercisable by him under clause (ii) to an Additional Collector or Additional District Magistrate or a

Sub-Divisional Officer of the area.

[F. No. P.15025/242/2015-FR]

SUDHIR KUMAR, Jt. Secy.

Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II section 3, sub-section (i)

vide notification number G.S.R. 362(E), dated the 5

May, 2011 and last amended vide notification

number G.S.R. 57(E), dated the 13th January, 2017.

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2017-12-16T10:30:55+0530

ALOK KUMAR