The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1442

Food, England

The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

at 12.10 p.m. on 31st October 2019

Laid before Parliament

at 5.00 p.m. on 31st October 2019

Coming into force

23rd November 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1). The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(2) for the purposes of that section in relation to the common agricultural policy.

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(3) during the preparation, evaluation and revision of food law in relation to these Regulations.

(1)

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3 of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). It is prospectively repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) from exit day (see section 20 of that Act).

(2)

S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. It is prospectively revoked by S.I. 2018/1011 from exit day. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.

(3)

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 (OJ No L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 241).