Amendments to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 19995

In regulation 4 (recognition as natural mineral water)—

a

in paragraph (2)—

i

in sub-paragraph (a) the word “or” shall be deleted.

ii

in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added at the end the word “or”, and

iii

after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

c

that the content of the water is not in accordance with paragraph 2(c) in Part I or, as the case may be, paragraph 2(c) in Part II, of Schedule 1,

b

for paragraph (5), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

5

Upon the grant or withdrawal pursuant to this regulation, by the relevant authority in England, of recognition for the purposes of Article 1, the authority concerned shall immediately inform the Agency of such grant or withdrawal.

c

immediately after paragraph (7), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

7A

Upon receiving notification of any change to the trade description of a natural mineral water, or to the name of the spring from which a natural mineral water has been extracted, the relevant authority in England shall immediately inform the Agency of that change.