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2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“Directive 2009/32” means Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients M1;
“Regulation 2065/2003” means Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods M2;
“Regulation 1332/2008” means Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes M3;
“Regulation 1333/2008” means Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives M4, as read with —
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives M5,
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients M6, and
Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council M7;
“Regulation 1334/2008” means Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods M8, as read with Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 on transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council M9;
“authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing, either generally or specially, by a food authority to act in matters arising under these Regulations;
“food authority” has the meaning given by section 5 of the Act except that it does not include the appropriate Treasurer of the Inner Temple and Middle Temple;
“the EU Regulations” means Regulation 2065/2003, Regulation 1332/2008, Regulation 1333/2008 and Regulation 1334/2008.
(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the EU instruments listed in paragraph (4) have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in those instruments.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an Article of or Annex to any of the EU instruments listed in paragraph (4) is a reference to that Article or Annex as amended from time to time.
(4) The EU instruments are Directive 2009/32, Regulation 2065/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings M10, Regulation 1332/2008, Regulation 1333/2008 and Regulation 1334/2008.
(5) Where any functions under the Act are assigned —
(a)by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M11, to a port health authority;
(b)by an order under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 M12, to a joint board for a united district; or
(c)by an order under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1985 M13, to a single authority for a metropolitan county,
any reference in these Regulations to a food authority is to be construed, so far as relating to those functions, as a reference to the authority to which they are so assigned.
Marginal Citations
M1OJ No. L141, 6.6.2009, p.3. This instrument was amended by Commission Directive 2010/59/EU (OJ No L225, 27.8.2010, p.10).
M2OJ No. L309, 26.11.2003, p.1. This instrument was amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).
M3OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.7. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1056/2012 (OJ No. L313, 13.11.2012, p.9).
M4OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.16. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 (OJ No. L204, 31.7.2013, p.35).
M5OJ No. L295, 12.11.2011, p.1.
M6OJ No. L295, 12.11.2011, p.178.
M7OJ No. L83, 22.3.2012, p.1. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 (OJ No. L204, 31.7.2013, p.35).
M8OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.34. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 545/2013 (OJ No. L163, 15.6.2013, p.15).
M9OJ No. L267, 2.10.2012, p.162.
M10OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.1. This instrument is implemented by Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 (OJ No. L64, 11.03.2011, p.15) and that Regulation has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 562/2012 (OJ No. L168, 28.06.2012, p.21).
M111984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c.16).
M131985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.
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