The Colours in Food Regulations 1995

Revocations and Amendments

12.—(1) The Regulations specified in Columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 shall be revoked to the extent specified in Column 3 of that Schedule.

(2) In both the Specified Sugar Products Regulations 1976(1) and the Specified Sugar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1976(2)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(d) of regulation 5 (labelling and description of specified sugar products), for the words “colouring matter”, in both cases where they occur, there shall be substituted, in each case, the word “colour”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) of regulation 9 (permitted additional ingredients in specified sugar products), for the words “colouring matter”, in both cases where they occur, there shall be substituted, in each case, the word “colour”.

(3) In both the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981(3) and the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981(4)—

(a) in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “permitted colouring matter” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““permitted colour” means any colour in so far as its use is permitted by the Colours in Food Regulations 1995;”, and

(b) in Part III of Schedule 2 (permitted additional ingredients), for the words “permitted colouring matters” in Column 1 there shall be substituted the words “permitted colours”.

(4) In the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations 1984(5), in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “additive” for the words “the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations 1973” there shall be substituted the words “the Colours in Food Regulations 1995”.

(5) In the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products (Scotland) Regulations 1984(6), in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “additive” for the words “the Colouring Matter in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1973” there shall be substituted the words “the Colours in Food Regulations 1995”.

(6) In the Food Additives Labelling Regulations 1992(7), in Schedule 1 (categories of food additives)—

(a) in Part I (list of food additives), for item 1 there shall be substituted the following item—

“1.   Colour.”;

(b) in Part II (supplementary), for subparagraph (a) there shall be substituted the following subparagraph—

“(a) “colour” means any substance which is a colour for the purposes of the Colours in Food Regulations 1995;”.

(7) In the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995, in paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 (health marking), for the words “the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations 1973” there shall be substituted the words “the Colours in Food Regulations 1995”.

(1)

S.I. 1976/509; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1980/1849.

(2)

S.I. 1976/946; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1980/1889.

(3)

S.I. 1981/1063, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

S.I. 1981/1320, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

S.I. 1984/1566, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(6)

S.I. 1984/1714, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

S.I. 1992/1978.