2019 No. 220

Food

The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health1, being a department designated2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, that Act.

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 safety4 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations.