The Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Regulations for purposes of Community provisions

73.—(1) The Department may, as respects any directly applicable Community provision relating to food for which, in its opinion, it is appropriate to make provision under this Order, by regulations make such provision as it considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing that the Community provision is administered, executed and enforced under this Order and may apply such of the provisions of this Order as may be specified in the regulations in relation to the Community provision with such modifications, if any, as may be so specified.

(2) For the purpose of complying with any Community obligation, or for conformity with any provision made for that purpose, the Department may by regulations make provision as to—

(a) the manner of sampling any food specified in the regulations, and the manner in which samples are to be dealt with; and

(b) the method to be used in analysing, testing or examining samples of any food so specified;

and regulations made by the Department for that purpose, or for conformity with any provision so made, may modify or exclude any provision of this Order relating to the procuring or analysis of, or dealing with, samples or to evidence of the results of an analysis or test.