The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Amendment (No. 4) Order 1990

Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 1949

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Amendment (No. 4) Order 1990

Made

26th September 1990

Laid before Parliament

28th September 1990

Coming into force

1st October 1990

Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(1), that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is, or may be in the future, in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order 1989(2) or which is, or may be in the future, derived from anything in those areas is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and (2), and 24(1) and (3) of the said Act(3), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, he hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1985 c. 48; section 1 was amended by section 51 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16).

(2)

S.I. 1989/3; the relevant amending instrument is 1990/1535..

(3)

Section 1(2) defines “designating authority” and section 24(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Order is made.