2019 No. 9
The Food Safety (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Health M1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 16(1) and (2), 25(1) and (3) and 47(2)(b) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 M2 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 M3.
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 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 M4 to be construed as a reference to those provisions as amended from time to time.
In accordance with Article 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002M5 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.
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. as amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008(c.7). 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)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes (OJ No. L 25, 02.02.2016, p 30)
OJ No. L 31 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/228 (OJ No. L 35, 10.02.17, p 10)
Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c.5 (N.I.), section 1(5)