Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2002 No. 217

FOOD

Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made

10th June 2002

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 2

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1)(b) and (f) and 16(1) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2), and being a Department designated(3) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(4) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2), and having had regard in accordance with Article 47(3A) of the said Order to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency (in so far as the Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the said provisions of the said Order) and after consultation in accordance with Article 47(3) and (3B) of the said Order with such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(5), and in exercise of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3

(2)

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28. Regulation 13(4) of S.R. 2000 No. 78 expressly authorises the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to amend or revoke existing Regulations made or having effect as if made by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (including those made jointly with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety) under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

(3)

S.I. 2000/2812

(4)

1972 c. 68

(5)

O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1