Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations –
“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;
“novel food” and “novel food ingredients” have the meaning given in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 258/97(1);
“the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“Regulation (EC) No. 258/97” means Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients;
“specified Community provision” means a provision of Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 specified in column 1, and described in column 2, of the Schedule.
(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations have the same meanings as in Regulation (EC) No. 258/97, and in these Regulations any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article so numbered in Regulation (EC) No. 258/97.
O.J. No. L43, 14.2.97, p. 1