Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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Head 47 provides that a judge may issue a search warrant for an authorised officer to enter a premises where there are reasonable grounds for same. Head 48 provides that an authorised officer may serve a compliance notice instructing a buyer to remedy an infringement under the Bill. This head also provides for an appeal by the buyer to the Circuit Court where a person has been issued with a compliance notice. Head 49 makes it an offence to obstruct an authorised officer in the exercise of his or her functions under the Bill. It will also be an offence to make false or misleading statements.

Part 6 deals with criminal proceedings. Head 50 provides for the extension of the time limit for a summary offence under the Bill, as explained by the general scheme.