Food Act 2003

An order under this Part – may be made in writing addressed to the person or persons intended to be bound by it, and served on that person or each of those persons, as the case requires; or may be addressed to several persons, to a class of persons, or to all persons.

Notice of an order addressed as referred to in subsection (1)(b) setting out the terms of the order and the persons intended to be bound by the order must, as soon as practicable after the order is made – be published in a newspaper that, in the opinion of the relevant authority who made the order, will be most likely to bring the order to the attention of the persons intended to be bound by it; or be served on each of those persons.

An order under this Part, when it takes effect, is binding on the person or persons to whom it is addressed.

An order that is served on a person takes effect when it is served.

An order, notice of which is published under subsection (2), takes effect at the beginning of the first day on which the notice was published.

An order ceases to have effect at the expiration of 90 days after the day on which it takes effect unless it is sooner revoked.

Subsection (6) does not prevent a further order being made in the same terms as an order that has expired.