PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

The Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

2.—(1) The Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 22A(2)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a measure adopted by the United Kingdom before exit day under Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers(2) as it had effect in EU law (milk and milk products: national measures derogating from Articles 9(1) and 10(1));

(ba) regulations made under Article 40 of the FIC Regulation (milk and milk products: regulations derogating from Articles 9(1) and 10(1));”;

(b) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) a measure permitted to be maintained by Article 42 of the FIC Regulation (authority to maintain measures in specified legislation about the expression of net quantity in relation to food in the absence of regulations under Article 23(2));”.

(1)

S.I.1981/231 (N.I. 10), Article 22A was inserted by S.R. 2016/187. See also the definition of “the FIC Regulation” in Article 2(2); inserted by S.R. 2016/187 and substituted by S.I. 2019/5. See also regulation 2 of S.I. 2019/  .

(2)

OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011 p. 18, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.