The Contaminants in Food Regulations 1997

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, except where the context requires otherwise—

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 194/97 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(1);

“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area(2) signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol(3) signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

“EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement;

“food authority” does not include—

(a)

the council of a district in a non-metropolitan county in England except where the county functions have been transferred to that council pursuant to a structural change; or

(b)

the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple); and

“member State” means a member State of the European Community.

(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations have, in so far as the context admits, the same meaning as in the Commission Regulation and any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article shall be construed as a reference to the Article so numbered in the Commission Regulation.

(1)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.97, p.48.

(2)

OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.1.

(3)

OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.571.