Food premises registration

All food businesses need to register with the authority and must complete a food business registration form at least 28 days prior to starting trading.

This registration is free. 

A legal requirement

Registration of premises used for a food business (including market stalls, delivery vehicles, hot dog and ice cream vans and other moveable structures) is required by law.  Registration allows 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.

The majority of premises have to be registered. However, certain premises are exempt from registration, for example some which are already registered for food law purposes, certain agricultural premises and some domestic premises. You should contact us if you think you might be exempt.

Download a form

You can download a registration form to print off and complete. This should be returned to the Food and Environmental Safety team. If you have any questions, we will help you. It is an offence to give information which you know to be false.

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Changes

Once you have registered with the local authority, you only need to notify them of a change of proprietor, if the business closes or its nature changes, or if there is a change of the address at which moveable premises are kept.

Further Information

For further information or to contact the Food and Environmental Safety Service please see the Standards of Service.