http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/261/contents/madeThe Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2020-01-08FOOD These Regulations implement Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey (OJ No L 10, 12.1.2002, p 47). They revoke and replace the Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003 No. 383). The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015reg. 18AThe Food (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (revoked)The Food (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 6reg. 1 The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 PART 1Introduction1Citation and commencement2Definition of “honey” and different types of honey3General interpretation4Limited scope of specified provisions5Application of requirements relating to product names PART 2Product names and descriptions6Honey7Blossom honey and nectar honey8Honeydew honey9Comb honey10Chunk honey and cut comb in honey11Drained honey12Extracted honey13Pressed honey14Filtered honey15Baker’s honey PART 3Compositional requirements16Compositional requirements PART 4Additional labelling requirements17Additional labelling requirements PART 5Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions18Enforcement19Application of provisions of the Order20Revocations21Amendment of the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201422Transitional provision SCHEDULE 1Compositional criteria1The honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and...2The colour varies from nearly colourless to dark brown. 3The consistency can be fluid, viscous or partly or entirely...4The flavour and aroma vary but are derived from the...5No food ingredient has been added, including any food additive....6No other additions have been made to the honey except...7It must, as far as possible, be free from organic...8It must not— (a) have any foreign tastes or odours;...9Paragraph 8 does not apply to baker’s honey. 10No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed...11Paragraph 10 does not apply to filtered honey. 12The additional compositional criteria set out in the following table... SCHEDULE 2Application and modification of provisions of the Order SCHEDULE 3Amendment of the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20141The Food Information Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. 2In the table in Part 2 of Schedule 5 (FIC... 2015 No. 261 Food The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 Made 29th May 2015 Coming into operation 24th June 2015

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15 (1)(a) and (e), 16(1), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with Article 47(3) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

There has been consultation, 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, during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.
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. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.23 and S.R. Nos. 482 and 505 OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L189, 27.6.2014, p 1)
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">Paragraph 8 does not apply to baker’s honey. </ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">Paragraph 10 does not apply to filtered honey. </ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>12</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle Generated="true">The additional compositional criteria set out in the following table...</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>SCHEDULE 2</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Application and modification of provisions of the Order</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsNumber>SCHEDULE 3</ContentsNumber>
<ContentsTitle>Amendment of the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014</ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">The Food Information Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. </ContentsTitle>
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<ContentsTitle Generated="true">In the table in Part 2 of Schedule 5 (FIC...</ContentsTitle>
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<Number>2015 No. 261</Number>
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<Title>Food</Title>
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<Title>The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015</Title>
<MadeDate>
<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>29th May 2015</DateText>
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<ComingIntoForce>
<Text>Coming into operation</Text>
<DateText>24th June 2015</DateText>
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<Text>
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
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makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15 (1)(a) and (e), 16(1), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
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.
</Text>
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<P>
<Text>The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with Article 47(3) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
There has been consultation, as required by Article 9 of Regulation
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2002/0178" id="c00001" Class="EuropeanCommission" Year="2002" Number="0178">(EC) No 178/2002</Citation>
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
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, during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.
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<FootnoteText>
<Para>
<Text>
Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see
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Article 3(6)
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<Footnote id="f00002">
<FootnoteText>
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1991/762" id="c00022" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1991" Number="0762" AlternativeNumber="N.I 7">S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7)</Citation>
as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1663" id="c00023" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1996" Number="1663" AlternativeNumber="N.I 12">S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12)</Citation>
, paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/23" id="c00024" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1999" Number="0023">1999 c.23</Citation>
and S.R. Nos.
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/482" id="c00025" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="1999" Number="0482">482</Citation>
and
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</Text>
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<FootnoteText>
<Para>
<Text>OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L189, 27.6.2014, p 1)</Text>
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