2010 No. 2280
Agriculture, England

The Feed (Sampling and Analysis and Specified Undesirable Substances) (England) Regulations 2010

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 66(1), 67(5), 74A, 79(9) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 19701, as read with regulation 14 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 20002.
In so far as these Regulations cannot be made under the powers contained in the Agriculture Act 1970, the Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723.
He has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health4, the common agricultural policy of the European Union5 and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals6.
There has been consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 or, as appropriate, of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety7.