The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 No. 656

SCHEDULE 4REGULATIONS RELATING TO MEAT HYGIENE, ETC.: CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

PART VIIICONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE FRESH MEAT (BEEF CONTROLS) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1996

1. In Regulation 2(1), the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position—

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

2. In regulation 4(1) and (2), for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

3. In regulation 5(2), after the words “the Minister” there shall be inserted the words “the Agency”.

4. In regulation 7—

(a)as it has effect in relation to England, for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(b)as it has effect in relation to Wales, for the words “the Secretary of State”(1) there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

5. In Part II of Schedule 1—

(a)in paragraph 1, for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(b)in paragraph 5, for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.

(1)

Under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the functions of the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 specified in Schedule 1 to that Order, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.