Amendment of the General Food Regulations 2004S
2.—(1) The General Food Regulations 2004 M1 are amended as follows.
[F1(2) In regulation 4 (requirements under Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002: offences), paragraph (a), for “the Community” substitute “Great Britain”.]
(3) For regulation 6A (defence for exports) substitute—
“(6A) In any proceedings for an offence of contravening or failing to comply with food law it is a defence for the accused to prove that the item in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed—
(a)was intended for export to a third country; and
(b)could lawfully be exported there under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/372), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(2) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/455, regs. 1(3), 5(3))
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2004/3279, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/3254, S.S.I. 2005/616, S.I. 2005/2626, S.I. 2013/2996.