Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Food
Made
2nd June 2008
Coming into operation-
1st July 2008
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1), 16(2), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(3)
In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
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 safety(4), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety that it is expedient for the references to the provisions of Article 114(2) of, and Annex XIII to, Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)(5) to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)
S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28, S.R. 2004 No.482 and S.R. 2004 No.505
1972 c.68; paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1; that Regulation was last amended as at the making of these Regulations by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No.L100, 8.4.2006, p.3)
OJ No. L 299, 16.11.2007, p.1