The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 3399

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001

Made

14th October 2001

Laid before Parliament

15th October 2001

Coming into force

1st February 2002

except for paragraphs (2), (3),(4) and (5) of regulation 2, which come into force on

1st December 2002

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16(1)(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), (3), 17(1), 19(1)(b), 26 and 48(1) of, and paragraphs 5(1)(a) and (2)(a) and 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990(1), having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act;

And the Secretary of State being a Minister designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section insofar as these Regulations amend the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(4);

And of all other powers enabling him in that behalf;

Makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1990 c. 16. Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend respectively sections 17(1) and 48 of the 1990 Act. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act and those functions so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1990 Act. Regulation 13(4) of S.I. 2000/656 expressly authorises the Secretary of State to amend existing Regulations made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (whether or not with others) under the Food Safety Act 1990.

(2)

S.I. 1972/1811.

(3)

1972 c. 68.

(4)

S.I. 1996/3124, amended by S.I. 1997/3023, S.I. 1998/994, S.I. 1999/683, S.I. 2000/225, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2000/790, S.I. 2000/2215, S.I. 2001/1553 and S.I. 2001/1640.