Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 150
Exiting The European Union, England
Food, England
The Food (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Made
30th January 2019
Laid before Parliament
1st February 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1).
The Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act(2).
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).
1990 c. 16. Section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraphs 10(1) and (3) and Schedule 6, and S.I. 2002/794. Section 16(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8. Section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6, and (as read with section 35) modified by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c.10), section 85(2). Section 48(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8.
Section 48(4A) was inserted by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 21.
OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.