The Hops Certification Regulations 1979

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Hops Certification Regulations 1979 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1979.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to any other part of the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State;

“certification” means certification under the Community provisions, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

“certification centre” means a place for the time being designated by the appropriate Minister for the purposes of certification;

“certifying officer” means a person for the time being authorised by the appropriate Minister to certify hops and hop products;

“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;

“the Community provisions” means the provisions of the following EEC regulations, that is to say,—

(a)

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1696/71(1) on the common organisation of the market in hops;

(b)

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1170/77 amending it;

(c)

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1784/77 concerning the certification of hops;

(d)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 890/78 laying down detailed rules for the certification of hops;

(e)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3076/78 on the importation of hops from non-member countries;

(f)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1465/79 amending both the said Commission Regulations;

“hop products” means those products prepared or derived from hops which are mentioned in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1696/71;

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Community provisions; and other expressions have the same meaning as in the Community provisions.

(1)

(O.J./S.E. 1971 (II), p. 634).