The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 No. 434

PART 2 N.I. General Requirements for Materials and Articles

Enforcement of Regulation 1935/2004 N.I.

4.  Subject to the provisions of Article 27 (transitional arrangements), any person who contravenes any of the following provisions of Regulation 1935/2004 is guilty of an offence —

(a) Article 3 (general requirements);

(b) Article 4 (special requirements for active and intelligent materials and articles);

(c) Article 11(4) and (5) (provisions relating to Community authorisation);

(d) Article 15(1), (2), (3), (4), (7) and (8) (labelling);

(e) Article 16(1) (declaration of compliance);

(f) Article 17(2) (traceability).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in operation at 5.11.2007, see reg. 1(2)

Valid from 01/08/2008

Enforcement of Regulation 2023/2006 N.I.

5.  Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of Article 4 (conformity with good manufacturing practice) of Regulation 2023/2006 is guilty of an offence.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 5 in operation at 1.8.2008, see reg. 1(3)

Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004 N.I.

6.  The following bodies are designated as the competent authorities for the purposes of the provisions of Regulation 1935/2004 as specified below —

(a) in respect of Articles 9 and 13, the Food Standards Agency;

(b) in respect of Articles 16(1) and 17(2), the Food Standards Agency and the district council having responsibility for enforcement pursuant to regulation 14(1).

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 6 in operation at 5.11.2007, see reg. 1(2)

Valid from 01/08/2008

Competent authority for the purposes of Regulation 2023/2006 N.I.

7.  The competent authority for the purposes of Article 6(2) and 7(3) of Regulation 2023/2006 is each district council in its district.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 7 in operation at 1.8.2008, see reg. 1(3)