What Canada Food Inspection Agency Act: Establishment, Mandate and Enforcement of Federal Food, Animal and Plant Statutes requires
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (S.C. 1997, c. 6) establishes the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and makes it the federal body responsible for administering and enforcing Canada's food safety, animal health and plant protection legislation. Section 3 establishes the Agency as a body corporate that may exercise powers only as an agent of His Majesty in right of Canada. Section 4(1) provides that the Minister is responsible for and has the overall direction of the Agency, a role held by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Section 6(1) makes the President the chief executive officer of the Agency with supervision over and direction of its work and staff, and section 7 permits the President to delegate powers and duties. Section 11(1) charges the Agency with the enforcement and administration of a defined set of statutes: the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Seeds Act; and section 11(3) gives the Agency responsibility for the Food and Drugs Act as it relates to food. Section 13(3) authorizes the President to designate inspectors, analysts, graders, veterinary inspectors and other officers for the enforcement or administration of that legislation. The Act is the constitutional charter of the CFIA and the single point from which Canada's farm-gate-to-table inspection, import controls and disease and pest response are administered.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-16.5/FullText.html
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, section 3 - establishment of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as a body corporate acting only as an agent of His Majesty in right of Canada.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, section 4(1) - the Minister is responsible for and has the overall direction of the Agency.
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