What is registration?
Registration of premises used for food business
(including market stalls, delivery vehicles and other moveable
structures) is required by law.
Registration will allow local authorities to
keep an up to date list of all those premises in their area so they
can visit them when they need to. The frequency of the visits will
depend on the type of business.
This application is subject to tacit approval under the European
Union Services Directive. Applications are usually dealt with
within 28 days of receipt of a full application. In exceptional
circumstances the deadline may be required to be extended, you will
be notified of the new deadline and the reason for extending
it.
Who needs to register?
If you run a food business you must tell (or arrange for
someone else to tell) the local authority about any premises you
use for storing, selling, distributing or preparing food. Food
premises includes restaurants, hotels, cafes, shops, supermarkets,
staff canteens, kitchen in offices, warehouses, guest houses,
delivery vehicles, buffet cars on trains, market and other stalls,
hot dogs and ice cream vans etc.
If you use vehicles for your food business in
connection with permanent premises such as a shop, or warehouse you
only need to tell the local authority how many vehicles you have.
You do not need to register each vehicle separately. If you have
one or more vehicles but no permanent premises, you must tell the
authority where they are normally kept.
Anyone starting a new food business must
register with the local authority at least 28 days before doing
so.
The majority of premises will have to be
registered. However, certain premises are exempt from registration
e.g. some which are already registered for food law purposes,
certain agricultural premises, motor cars, tents and marquees (but
not stalls), some domestic premises and some village halls. You
should contact your local authority if you think you might be
exempt.
How do I register?
By filling in a form, if your establishment is in the
Tendring district you can complete and submit the form online
Food Premises Registration form.
Registration cannot be refused and there is no
charge.
The signed copy of the registration form must be
sent to Tendring District Council. The address can be found at the
end of the form. If the form is sent to the wrong address your
application will not take effect until it is received at the proper
place. If you use premises in more than one local authority area,
you must register with each authority separately.
You must tick all boxes which apply to your
business, answer all the questions and give all the information
requested. Seasonal businesses operating for a certain period for
each year should give the dates between which they will be open. If
you have any questions please contact us at the address shown at
the bottom of this page. It is an offence to give information
which you know is false.
N.B. Some advice will vary from authority to authority so, if
your premises is not in the Tendring district, it is advisable to
contact the appropriate local authority. To find out who the local
authority is, you can enter your premises postcode on the DirectGov
- the Government information website
http://www.direct.gov.uk/
What happens to the information given on the
form?
The local authority will enter the details on its
register. A register of addresses and the type of business carried
on at each will be open to inspection by the general public.
Records of other information provided will not be publicly
available.
Changes
Once you have registered with the local authority you only
need notify them of a change of proprietor, if the nature of the
business changes or if there is a change of address at which
moveable premises are kept. The new proprietor will have to
complete an application form.
If the local authority wishes to change the
entry in the Register because of information which is received from
someone else you will be given 28 days notice and an opportunity to
comment on the proposed change.
THESE NOTES ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY
AND SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE LAW
Contact Details:
Email:
environmental.services@tendringdc.gov.uk
Address: Public Experience, Council Offices, Weeley,
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO16 9AJ
Telephone: 01255
686767 |