Food Safety Act 1990

The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)

29 In section 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “designated incident”, for the words “designated incident” there shall be substituted the words “designated circumstances”;

(b) the definition of “escape” shall cease to have effect; and

(c) for the definition of “food” there shall be substituted—

““food” has the same meaning as in the Food Safety Act 1990.”

30 In section 25 of that Act (Northern Ireland) after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(4A) Section 24(1) above shall have effect in relation to Northern Ireland as if for the definition of “food” there were substituted the following definition—

““food” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the [S.I. 1989/846 (N.I.6).] Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, except that it includes water which is bottled or is an ingredient of food;”.”