PART 4INTERPRETATION
I157Meaning of “food legislation”
1
In this Act, “food legislation” means legislation for the time being in force—
a
relating to food, including in particular legislation relating to—
i
the protection of the public from risks to health which may arise in connection with the consumption of food,
ii
the production, processing, importing, exporting or distribution of food,
iii
the labelling, marking, presentation or advertisement of food, or
iv
the descriptions which may be applied to food, or
b
relating to food sources or animal feeding stuffs, but only so far as the legislation relates to food matters.
2
In subsection (1), “legislation” means any enactment, or any obligation or restriction to which section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 applies.