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12.—(1) Notwithstanding the revocation of the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1), in relation to regenerated cellulose film manufactured before 8th June 1994 the defences in regulation 6A of those Regulations shall apply in relation to offences under these Regulations in like manner as they applied to offences under the equivalent provisions in those Regulations.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence of contravening regulation 10(3), (4), (6) or (7), or regulation 11(1) or (3) it shall be a defence to prove that—
(a)the act constituting the offence was committed in relation to a material or article made with regenerated cellulose film which was manufactured or imported into the European Community before 29th January 2006; and
(b)the act constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 immediately before the coming into operation of the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)2005(2).
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I1Reg. 12 in operation at 5.11.2007, see reg. 1(2)
S.R. 1987 No.432, as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 203, S.R. 1991 No. 344 and S.R. 1994 No. 174
S.R. 2005 No.210. These Regulations were subsequently amended by S.R. 2006 No.2, S.R. 2006 No. 251 and S.R. 2006 No.420, but none of those amendments are relevant to this provision
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