Food Safety and Standards Act - PRS

(2) If there is ar.y other law for the time being in force in any State. corresponding tothis Act, the same shall upon the commencement of this Act. stand repealed and in suchcase, the provisions of section 6 of the General Clauses Act. 1897 shall apply as if sgch I(J 111 1847provisions of tile State law had been repealed.Transitoryprovisions forfoodstandards.Milk and MilkProductsOrder, 1992>hal! hedeemed :o beregulationsmade underthis ActAmendmentsto the InfantMilkSubstit~:tc.s,FeedingBoltles and!nfant Foods(Regulation ofProduction,Suppiy aidDistribut~on)Act, 1992.Power toreniovedificulties(3) Notwithstanding :?e repeal or modification of the aforesaid enactments, the 5licences issued under any si~ch enactment. which are in f~rce on :he date ot'commencernentofthis Act, shal! continue to be in force till the date of their expiry for all purposes. as if theyhad been issuec! under the provisions ofthis Act nr the rules or regulations tilade thereunder.(4)Notwithstandinganything corltaincd in 3ny ott!:.r 1%1.\, Tor the time being ir: force. nocourt shall take cognizance ofan nf5i';lce under the repi.i~!ed Aci after tlie expiry of'a period : Gofthree years from the date orthe commencelnent o!'tfiih Act .98. Notwithstanding !he repfa1 of the enactnient and Orders specitied in the SecondSchedule the standards, safely requiremenr~ and other provisions of the Acts and t.he rulcsand regulations made thereunder and Orders listed in that Schcd~ile shall continue to be inforce'and operate till new standards arc specified ur,der this Act or rules and regulastionr; :Tmade thereunder:Provided that anytl~ing done or any action :ahen under rhe enactment and Ordersunder repeal sha!l be dezmed to have becn done or taken under the corresponding pr~isionsof this Act and shall continue in force accnrdrngly ur:less and until wperseded by anythingdone or-by any action taken under this Act:99. (!)On and from the date ofcomn~encement ofthis Act. the Milk and Milk ProductsOrder, ! 992 issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 shall be deemed to be the Milk i of 195%and Milk Products Regulations,l992 issued b?. the Food Authority under this Act.(2) The Fo~dAuthority !nay, with the previous approval of the Central (;o\lemmentand after previous p?~blicatic~n, by notification. arneild the regulations specified ir? sub- 2.5section ( I) to carry out the purposes of this Aci.100. As from the sppainted day, the provisions of the Infant Milk Substitutes, FeedingBottles and Ir,Cznt Foods (Regulation of Production. Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 41 of 1992.(herein referred to as the principal Act) shall appiy subject to the following amendments,name!y :--- 3 0(a) throughout !he principal Act, any reference to "the Prevention of the FoodAdulteration Act, 1954" shall be substituted by reference to "the Food Safety and 37 of 1954Standards Act, 2005"(b) in section 12 of the principa! Act. tile reference to "any Food Inspectorappointed under section. 9 ofthe Prevenrion of the Food Adulteration Act, 1954" shall35 37 of 1954.he substituted by reference to "any Food Safety Qfficer appointed under the FoodSafety and Sta~~dards Act, 2005" ;(c) throughout the principal Act, any reference to "Food Inspector" shall besubstituted by the expression "the-Food Safety Officer"; and(6) in section 2 1 of the principal Act, ir? sub-section (I), the reference to clause 4 u(a) shall be substituted by the following, namely:-" (a) the Designated Officer or tne Food Safety Oficer directed under subsection(5) of section 42 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2005 or '' ;101. (I) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions ofthis Act, the CentralGovernment ma); by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not 45inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to be necessary, for removing thedifiiculty :2 c