2013 No. 2775

Food, England

The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The following Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference in the following Regulations to an EU instrument listed in Schedule 1 to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to food and drink intended for sale for human consumption, including the presentation, packaging, labelling, marketing and advertising of such food and drink.

Insofar as the following Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 19903, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A)4 of that Act.

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety5.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. a

    paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19726, so far as relating to regulation 3(3) and Schedule 1;

  2. b

    sections 114A7 and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19988, so far as relating to—

    1. i

      regulation 21, to the extent that it relates to paragraph 2 of Schedule 15, and

    2. ii

      paragraph 2 of Schedule 15; and

  3. c

    sections 6(4)9, 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 26(1)(a) and (3)10 and 48(1)11 of the Food Safety Act 1990, now vested in the Secretary of State12, so far as relating to the other provisions of these Regulations.