Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
FOOD
Food Hygiene
Made
4th March 1998
Coming into operation
1st April 1998
Whereas it appears to the Department of Agriculture acting as the Department concerned that it is necessary or expedient—
(a)for the purpose of ensuring that food complies with food safety requirements and in the interests of public health; and
(b)for the purpose of protecting or promoting the interests of consumers,
to make the following Regulations;
Now therefore, the said Department concerned, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1) and (3) and 47(2) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1) and of every power enabling it in that behalf, and after consultation, in accordance with Article 47(3) of the said Order, with such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:
S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1933 (N.I 12). See Article 2(2) for the definitions of “the Department concerned” and “regulations”