- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2016 No. 688
- Regulation 4
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016, Section 4.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Application of provisions of the ActE+W+S
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
4.—(1) Section 10 of the Act (improvement notices) applies in relation to the enforcement of a specified EU requirement for the purposes of these Regulations, with the modifications specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2.
(2) Section 32 of the Act (powers of entry) applies in relation to the enforcement of a specified EU requirement for the purposes of these Regulations with the modifications specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2.
(3) Section 35 of the Act (punishment of offences) applies in relation to the enforcement of a specified EU requirement for the purposes of these Regulations with the modifications specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2.
(4) Section 37(1), (3), (5) and (6) of the Act (appeals) applies to an improvement notice served in relation to a specified EU requirement with the modifications specified in Part 4 of Schedule 2.
(5) Section 39 of the Act (appeals against improvement notices) [F1applies to an appeal against an improvement notice served in relation to a specified EU requirement] with the modifications specified in Part 5 of Schedule 2.
(6) The provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (7) apply in relation to the enforcement of a specified EU requirement for the purposes of these Regulations, insofar as they relate to the provisions of the Act specified in and modified by paragraphs (1) to (5).
(7) The provisions of the Act specified for the purposes of this paragraph are—
(a)section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);
(b)section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
(c)section 21 M1 (defence of due diligence);
(d)section 22 (defence of publication in the course of business);
(e)section 29 (procurement of samples);
(f)section 30(8) (which relates to evidence of certificates given by a food analyst or examiner);
(g)section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
(h)section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);
(i)section 36A M2 (offences by Scottish partnerships);
(j)section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith);
and any reference in those provisions to a section of the Act, including a reference to “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, is to be read as a reference to such sections of the Act that apply by virtue of, and with the modifications made by, these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4(5) substituted (1.3.2017) by The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/62), regs. 1(3), 2
Marginal Citations
M1Section 21(2) was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
M2Section 36A was inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.