2014 No. 285

Food

The Products Containing Meat etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety M1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1)(a), (e) and (f), 25(1)(a), (2)(e) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 M2.

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002M3 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, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

M2

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

M3

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 189, 27.6.2014, p1)