Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2005 No. 546
AGRICULTURE
The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Made
5th December 2005
Coming into operation
1st January 2006
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf.
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(3), the common agricultural policy of the European Community(4) and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals(5).
There has been open and transparent consultation during the preparation of these Regulations as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6) 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.
Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(6)
S.I. 1999/2027
S.I. 2003/2901
O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L245, 29.9.2003, p. 4)