The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART 5General and Supplementary

Application of provisions of the Order

21.—(1) The following provisions of the Order shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of the Order—

(a)Article 4 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption);

(b)Article 30(8) (relating to documentary evidence);

(2) Article 33(1) of the Order (powers of entry) shall be read as if it included reference to contravention of those provisions of Regulation 1895/2005 mentioned in regulation 13.

Amendment of the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations (NI) 1991

22.  In the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(1), in Schedule 1 (provisions to which those Regulations do not apply) for the title and reference of the 1998 Regulations substitute the title and reference of these Regulations.

Amendments to the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

23.—(1) The 2005 Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 2(1) —

(a)omit the definition of “the 1998 Regulations”;

(b)after the definition of “sell” add the following definition —

“the 2006 Regulations” means the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2).

(3) In regulation 8(4), for the expression “Schedules 1, 2 or 2A to the 1998 Regulations” substitute “Schedules 1, 2 or 3 to the 2006 Regulations”.

(4) In regulation 9(3) —

(a)for the expression “Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations” substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “Part II” substitute “Part 2”.

(5) In regulation 9(5), for the expression “Schedules 3 and 4 of the 1998 Regulations as read with regulation 6 of those Regulations” substitute “Schedules 5 and 6 of the 2006 Regulations as read with regulation 11 of those Regulations”.

(6) In regulation 10(2), for the expression “proceedings for an offence under regulation” substitute “proceedings for an offence of contravening regulation”.

Revocations

24.  The following Regulations are revoked —

(a)the 1998 Regulations;

(b)the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(3);

(c)the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(4);

(d)the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(5);

(e)the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(6); and

(f)the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(7).

(g)Regulation 15 of the 2005 Regulations.