The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

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SCHEDULE 2 REGULATIONS RELATING TO FEEDINGSTUFFS: CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

PART I CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE FEEDING STUFFS REGULATIONS 1995

1.  In the definition of “national list” in regulation 2(1), for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there shall be substituted the words “the Food Standards Agency”.

2.  In regulation 15(9), for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there shall be substituted the words “the Food Standards Agency”.

PART II CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE FEEDING STUFFS (ESTABLISHMENTS AND INTERMEDIARIES) REGULATIONS 1999

1.  In regulation 2(2)—

(a) after the definition of “additive” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) the definition of “the Minister” shall be deleted.

2.—(1) In the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, for the words “the Minister”, “him” and “it”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”, “it” and “the competent body” respectively.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 10, 17, 24 and 31.

3.—(1) In the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 33(1), 34(1), 34(2), 35(1), 35(3) and 35(5).

4.  In regulations 35(4) and 36(2), for the words “the Minister”, “he” and “him”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

5.  In regulations 36(1), 37(1) and (2), for the words “the Minister” and “he”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

6.  For regulation 38 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“Obligation of competent bodies to supply certain information to the Food Standards Agency

38.   Where any competent body comes into possession of information which it considers will assist the Agency to exercise its functions under regulations 36 and 37, the competent body shall as soon as possible provide that information to the Agency in writing.”.

7.  In regulation 39, in the definitions of “approved third country establishment”, “eligible person” and “registered third country establishment”, for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

8.  In regulation 105, after the words “the Minister”, there shall be inserted the words “or the Secretary of State for Health”.

PART III CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE FEEDING STUFFS (ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS 1999, SAVE IN SO FAR AS THEY RELATE TO ZOOTECHNICAL PRODUCTS (AS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 29(2)(d) OF THE 1999 ACT)

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “the Act” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) the definition of “the Minister” shall be deleted.

2.  In regulations 4(13) and 6(6), for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

3.  In regulation 9, after the words “the Minister” there shall be inserted the words “or the Secretary of State for Health”; and the provision of the Agriculture Act 1970 modified by that regulation shall be treated as further modified accordingly.

4.  In regulation 14—

(a) for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(b) for the word “him” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

PART IV CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE ANIMAL FEEDINGSTUFFS FROM BELGIUM (CONTROL) (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2000

1  In regulations 4(1), (2) and 5(1)(a), for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”, wherever they occur in each of those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Food Standards Agency”.

2.  In regulation 4(4)—

(a) for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”, there shall be substituted the words “the Food Standards Agency”; and

(b) for the words “as he may request” there shall be substituted the words “as it or, as the case may be, he, may request”.