1. In regulation 2(1)—
(a)after the definition of “the Act” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;
(b)in the definition of “licensed” for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and
(c)in the definition of “OVS” for the words “the Minister” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and
(d)in the definition of “veterinary officer”, for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.
2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur in those provisions, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.
(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(2), (2)(a), (3), (4), (6) and (7), 4(1), (1)(a) and (c), (2) and (4), 5(1), (3) and (4), 6(1), (2) and (4), 7(1), (2) and (3), 9(1), (3), (4) and (5), 10(1), 11(1), (2) and (3), 14(1) and (2), 15(1)(d) and (3), 16(2)(b) and (3) and paragraphs 3(b)(iv) of Schedule 7 and 2(1) and (3), 3 and 4 of Schedule 12.
3.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “him”, where this relates to “the Minister”, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.
(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(2), 4(1), 6(2) and 9(3).
4.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “his”, where this relates to “the Minister”, there shall be substituted the word “its”.
(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(4), 4(2), 7(3) and 9(5).
5.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “he”, where this relates to “the Minister”, there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.
(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(2) and (2)(b), 4(1), 7(2), 9(4) and 11(2).
6. In regulation 18—
(a)as it has effect in relation to England, for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”; and
(b)as it has effect in relation to Wales, for the words “the Secretary of State”(1) there shall be substituted the words “the Agency”.
Under article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the functions of the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 specified in Schedule 1 to that Order, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales.