Revocations and amendments12

1

The Regulations and order specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 shall be revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

2

In the Specified Sugar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19767

a

in paragraph (3)(d) of regulation 5 (labelling and description of specified sugar products), for “colouring matter”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted, in each case, “colour”;

b

in sub-paragraph (b) of regulation 9 (permitted additional ingredients in specified sugar products), for “colouring matter”, in both cases where it occurs, there shall be substituted, in each case, “colour”.

3

In the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19828

a

in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “permitted colouring matter” there shall be substituted—

  • “permitted colour” means any colour in so far as its use is permitted by the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

b

in Part III of Schedule 2 (permitted additional ingredients), for “permitted colouring matters” in column 1 there shall be substituted “permitted colours”.

4

In the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19849, in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “additive”, for “the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973” there shall be substituted “the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996”.

5

In the Food Additives Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199210, in Schedule 1 (categories of food additives)—

a

in Part I (list of food additives), for item 1 there shall be substituted—

1

Colour.

b

in Part II (supplementary), for subparagraph (a) there shall be substituted—

a

“colour” means any substance which is a colour for the purposes of the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;