law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  33. Prohibition
  
  orders. - 
  1.     
  
    If-
  
  
  a.      any food business
  
  operator is convicted of an offence under this Act; and
  b.     the court by or
  
  before which he is so convicted is satisfied that the health risk exists with
  
  respect to that food business, the court, after giving the food business
  
  operator an opportunity of being heard, may by an order, impose the following
  
  prohibitions, namely :-
                       
  
   i.        
  
  
  
    a
  
  prohibition on the use of the process or treatment for the purposes of the food
  
  business;
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    a
  
  prohibition on the use of the premises or equipment for the purposes of the
  
  food business or any other food business of the same class or description;
                     
  
   iii.        
  
    a
  
  prohibition on the use of the premises or equipment for the purposes of any
  
  food business.
  1.     
  
  
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  court may, on being satisfied that it is necessary so to do, by an order,
  
  impose a prohibition on the food business operator participating in the
  
  management of any food business, or any food business of a class or description
  
  specified in the order.
  3.     
  
    As
  
  soon as practicable after the making of an order under sub-section (1) or
  
  sub-section (2) (in this Act referred to as a "prohibition order"),
  
  the concerned Food Safety Officer shall- 
  a.      serve a copy of the
  
  order on the food business operator; and
  b.     in the case of an
  
  order under sub-section (1), affix a copy of the order at a conspicuous place
  
  on such premises used for the purposes of the food business, and any person who
  
  knowingly contravenes such an order shall be guilty of an offence and be
  
  punishable with a fine which may extend to three lakh rupees.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
  
  4.     
  
    The
  
  concerned Food Safety Officer shall with the approval of the Designated Officer
  
  issue a certificate to the effect that the food business operator has taken
  
  sufficient measures justifying lifting of the prohibition order, within seven
  
  days of his being satisfied on an application made by the food business
  
  operator for such a certificate or the said officer shall- 
  a.      determine, as soon as
  
  is reasonably practicable and in any event within fourteen days, whether or not
  
  he is so satisfied; and
  b.     if he determines that
  
  he is not so satisfied, give notice to the food business operator of the
  
  reasons for that determination.
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  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
  
  4.     
  
  
  5.     
  
    A
  
  prohibition order shall cease to have effect upon the court being satisfied, on
  
  an application made by the food business operator not less than six months
  
  after the prohibition order has been passed, that the food business operator
  
  has taken sufficient measures justifying the lifting of the prohibition order.
  6.     
  
    The
  
  court shall give a direction on an application by the food business operator,
  
  if the court thinks it proper so to do having regard to all the circumstances
  
  of the case, including in particular, the conduct of the food business operator
  
  since the making of the order; but no such application shall be entertained if
  
  it is not made- 
  a.      within six months
  
  after the making of the prohibition order; or
  b.     within three months
  
  after the making by the food business operator of a previous application for
  
  such a direction. Explanation.-For the purpose of this section,-
                       
  
  
  
   i.        
  
    any
  
  reference above shall apply in relation to a manager of a food business as it
  
  applies in relation to the food business operator; and any reference to the
  
  food business operator of the business, or to the food business operator, shall
  
  be construed accordingly;
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    "manager"
  
  , in relation to a food business, means any person who is entrusted by the food
  
  business operator with the day-to-day running of the business, or any part of
  
  the business.