The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

16.—(1) The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7, in the regulation to be inserted, for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(3) In regulation 13, in the definitions to be inserted—

(a) in the definition of “appropriate authority”, omit point (iv);

(b) in the definition of “Food Safety Authority”, for “England, Wales and Northern Ireland” substitute “England and Wales”;

(c) omit subparagraph (h).

(4) For regulation 24 substitute—

“24.   In Article 15—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in point (c), omit “established within the Community”;

(ii) in point (e), for “relevant Community provisions or, in their absence, national provisions” substitute “retained EU law or any other enactments”;

(b) in paragraph 4, for “in a language easily understood by purchasers” substitute “in English, or in English and Welsh”;

(c) omit paragraphs 5 and 6;

(d) in paragraph 9, at point (b), for “, in their absence, with any national provisions” substitute “any other enactment”.”.

(5) In regulation 33, in the Article to be inserted—

(a) omit paragraph 1(c);

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Any statutory instrument, Scottish statutory instrument or statutory rule” substitute “Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument”;

(ii) in subparagraph (b), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(iii) omit subparagraph (d);

(c) omit paragraph 5(d).

(6) In regulation 44, in the Article to be inserted—

(a) omit paragraph 1(c);

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Any statutory instrument, Scottish statutory instrument or statutory rule” substitute “Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument”;

(ii) in subparagraph (b), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(iii) omit subparagraph (d);

(c) omit paragraph 5(d).

(7) In regulation 68, in the Article to be inserted—

(a) omit paragraph 1(c);

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Any statutory instrument, Scottish statutory instrument or statutory rule” substitute “Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument”;

(ii) in subparagraph (b), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Senedd Cymru”;

(iii) omit subparagraph (d);

(c) omit paragraph 5(d).

(8) In Schedule 3 (Schedule for inclusion in the 2012 Regulations), in Schedule 4 (declaration of compliance), for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”.

(1)

S.I. 2019/704.