Food Safety Act 1990

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Food Safety Act 1990

1990 CHAPTER 16

An Act to make new provision in place of the Food Act 1984 (except Parts III and V), the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 and certain other enactments relating to food; to amend Parts III and V of the said Act of 1984 and Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; and for connected purposes.

[29th June 1990]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Extent Information

E1Act except specified provisions does not extend to Northern Ireland see s. 60(5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act restricted (E.W.S.) by Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72, SIF 131), s. 93 (as amended by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 33)

Act amended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 28, s. 14(9) (with ss. 15, 38); S.I. 2000/1066, art. 2

Act applied (with modifications) (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 28, s. 36(4) (with s. 38); S.I. 2000/1066, art. 2

Act: amended (temp from 11.11.1999 to 2.12.1999) by 1999 c. 28, s. 43(4) (with s. 38); S.I. 1999/3208, art. 2

Act: (except s. 54(4) and subject to entry in Sch. 1) transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act: transfer of functions (27.12.1999 subject to art. 3 of the S.I.) by S.I. 1999/3141, art. 2(6)

C5Act power to apply for certain purposes conferred (S.) (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), ss. 35, 63(2) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2

C6Act functions transferred and modified (E.) (14.6.2016) by The River Tees Port Health Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/644), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2