Clause 4
Amendment of section 12
of Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (Amendment) Bill
Section 12 of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the word “sectors” in paragraph (a), the words “, and liaise or collaborate with any organisation for the purpose of determining the standards to be prescribed”;
by deleting the words “primary foods” in paragraph (b) and in the 1st line of paragraph (e) and substituting in each case the word “food”; and
by deleting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)regulate the importation, production, processing, storage and distribution of food and products related to or connected with the agri-food and veterinary sectors;”.