The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 641

PART 3 U.K. Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

[F1 20A.   In Article 53—

(a) in the heading, omit “of Community origin or imported from a third country”;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the text before subparagraph (a), substitute—

“Where it is evident that food or feed originating in the United Kingdom, or imported into Great Britain from outside the United Kingdom, is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, the appropriate authority may made regulations, containing one or more the following measures, depending on the gravity of the situation—”;

(ii) in subparagraph (a), for “of Community origin” substitute “ originating in the United Kingdom ”;

(iii) for the opening line of subparagraph (b), substitute—

“(b)in the case of food or feed imported from outside the United Kingdom—”;

(iv) in subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii), omit “third”;

(c) omit paragraph 2.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 20A inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 10(13)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 20A in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1