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Brunei Darussalam Food Authority Act · s 2

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s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appointed day” means the date appointed as the date of commencement of this Act;

“Authority” means the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority established by section 3;

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority referred to in section 5;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 5(2) and includes any temporary Chairman;

“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under section 11 and includes any person acting in that capacity;

“committee” means any committee appointed under section 6(1);

“food” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Public

Health (Food) Act (Chapter 182);

“food standard” means a standard about any of the following matters —

(a)

the composition of food, including —

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(i)

the maximum amounts of contaminants or residues that may be present in the food;

(ii)

the maximum or minimum amount of additives that must or may not be present in the food;

(iii)

its microbiological status and safety; and

(iv)

the method of sampling and testing the food to determine its composition;

(b)

the production of food;

(c)

the packaging, storage or handling of food;

(d)

any information about food including labelling, promotion or advertising;

“Fund” means the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority Fund established by section 15;

“member” means any member of the Board;

“Minister” means the Minister of Health.