The Notification of Marketing of Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (England and Wales) Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 333

FOOD, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Notification of Marketing of Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (England and Wales) Regulations 2002

Made

13th February 2002

Laid before Parliament

15th February 2002

Coming into force

8th March 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(1), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, 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) and (4B) of that Act, 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 (c. 28). Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act, but paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) applies in the case of these Regulations. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Sections 17(1) and 48 of the 1990 Act were respectively amended by paragraphs 12 and 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.