Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: changes of supply terms

59. (1) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may prohibit short notice cancellations of orders of perishable products.

(2) In this Act “perishable”, in relation to agricultural and food products, means products that, by their nature or at their stage of processing, are liable to become unfit for sale within 30 days after harvest, production or processing.

(3) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may prohibit a unilateral change to the terms of a supply agreement that concern—

(a) the frequency, method, place, timing or volume of the supply or delivery of a product,

(b) quality standards,

(c) price or terms of payment, or

(d) the provision of services ancillary to the sale of agricultural and food products.