http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/249/contents/madeThe Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2017-11-03FOOD These Regulations make provision to enforce the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food. The Regulations are made having regard in particular to Article 36(3)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (“FIC”) which were implemented by the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations). The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 1Citation and commencement 2Amendment of the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 3Revocation 2016 No. 249 Food The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 Made 27th June 2016 Coming into operation 20th July 2016

The Department of Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles15(1), 16(2) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.

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 that it is expedient for references to provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC, and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 or, to provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food, specified in Regulation 2(2)(b), to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

Insofar as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order.

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, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c.5> (N.I.), section 1 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 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51) and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7) OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011, p18, last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 (OJ No L27, 30.1.2014, p 7) OJ No L 228, 31.7.2014, p 5 OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14)
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