Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1 in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1)(a), (e) and (f), 16(2), 17(1)(a) and (b), 25(1)(a) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 19912 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having had regard in accordance with Article 47(3A) of the said Order to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation both 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 safety3 and in accordance with Article 47(3) and (3B) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations: