Statutory Instruments
Food
Made
30th January 2014
Laid before Parliament
5th February 2014
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union(2).
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the provisions of the EU Regulation specified in regulation 2(2)(a) and to the EU Regulations specified in regulation 2(2)(b) and (c) to be construed as references to those provisions and to those Regulations as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(3).
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 safety(4).
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
S.I. 1972/1811. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations that extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland and apply in Wales remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46), article 3(2) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2812) and article 6 of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2690), respectively.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and was amended by section 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.
OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p14).