The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
PART 1PRELIMINARY
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
PART 2MAIN PROVISIONS
3Competent authorities
4Exchanging and providing information
5Obtaining information
6Power to issue codes of recommended practice
7Monitoring of enforcement action
8Power to request information relating to enforcement action
9Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action
10Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions
11Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9
12Right of appeal
13Appeal to County Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 12(1)
14Staff of competent authority of another member State
15Commission experts
16Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets
17Execution and enforcement
18Powers of entry
19Obstruction etc. of officers
20Penalties
21Time limit for prosecutions
PART 3OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
22Interpretation of this Part of the Regulations
23Feed enforcement responsibilities
24Food enforcement responsibilities
25Functions of the Commissioners
26Deferred enforcement and execution
27Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food
28Checks on products
29Detention, destruction, special treatment, re-dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs
30Notices pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)
31Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 30
32Appeal to County Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 31
33Serious risk to animal or public health
34Liability for charges
35Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food
36Analysis etc. of samples
37Powers of entry of authorised officers of a district council
38Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)
39Offences and penalties
40Time limit for prosecutions (imports)
PART 4ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
41Offences due to fault of another person
42Defence of due diligence
43Offences by bodies corporate
44Protection of officers acting in good faith
45Revocation
SCHEDULE 1DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION
SCHEDULE 2DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW
SCHEDULE 3DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW
SCHEDULE 4COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW
SCHEDULE 5COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW
2006 No. 2
AGRICULTURE
FOOD

The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722.
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals3, the common agricultural policy of the European Community4 and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health5.
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 safety6 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety7 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.