The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 3001

Food, England

The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014

Made

12th November 2014

Laid before Parliament

13th November 2014

Coming into force

13th December 2014

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

(a)

so far as relating to regulations 1(3) and 9 and Schedule 3, sections 114A M1 and 138(7) M2 and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 M3 ; and

(b)

so far as relating to the remaining regulations and Schedules, sections 6(4) M4 , 16(1)(a) and (e) M5 , 26(1)(a) and 48(1) M6 of the Food Safety Act 1990 M7 and now vested in the Secretary of State M8 .

So far as the following Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) M9 of the Food Safety Act 1990.

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 M10 , during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 114A was substituted for section 114, as originally enacted, by section 86(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) and amended by section 8(1) of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (2009 nawm 3) and S.I. 2010/1158. See section 142(1) for the meaning of “regulations”.

M2 There is an amendment to section 138(7) not relevant to these Regulations. See section 142(1) for the meaning of “regulations”.

M3 1998 c. 31.

M4 Section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), paragraphs 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5, and Schedule 6, to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) and S.I. 2002/794.

M5 Section 16(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

M6 Section 48(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

M7 1990 c. 16.

M8 Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

M9 Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

M10 OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 189, 27.6.2014, p 1).