FSAI Act and Related Legislation

SI839_2007Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998

An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or Údarás Sábháilteachta Bia na hÉireann and to define its functions and to amend the Radiological Protection Act, 1991, and to provide for related matters. [8th July, 1998]

British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999

An Act to make provision in relation to the North/South Ministerial Council, the implementation bodies and the British-Irish Council, established under and in furtherance of the agreement between the government of Ireland and the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland done at Belfast on the 10th day of April, 1998, to make provision for the purposes of the international agreement establishing the implementation bodies and to provide for related matters.

District Court (Food Safety) Rules, 2004

These rules were made by the District Court Rules Committee with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and amend the District Court Rules 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997)

The rules prescribe District Court procedures in respect of applications under the FSAI Act, 1998 in relation to information required by the FSAI to exercise its functions and to non-compliance with "Improvement Orders".

FSAI Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act 1997 came into force on 21 April 1998. The Food Safety Authority has produced a manual to assist you in making a request for information under the Act. This manual is:

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Last reviewed: 1/7/2009

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