The Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020

PART 6 E+W Further modifications of provisions of the 1990 Act

6.  Section 3 of the 1990 Act (presumptions that food intended for human consumption) applies as if, in subsection (1), for “this Act” there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

7.  Section 20 of the 1990 Act (offences due to fault of another person) applies as if, for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

8.  Section 21 of the 1990 Act (defence of due diligence) applies as if, in subsection (1), for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Section 22 of the 1990 Act (defence of publication in the course of business) applies as if, for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

10.  Section 29 of the 1990 Act (procurement of samples) applies as if, in paragraph (b)(ii), after “under section 32 below”, there were inserted “ , including under section 32 as applied and modified by regulation 4(2) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

11.  Section 30 of the 1990 Act (analysis etc. of samples) applies as if— E+W

(a) in subsection (1), after “under section 29 above”, there were inserted “ , including under section 29 as applied and modified by regulation 4(6) of, and Part 6 of Schedule 2 to, the 2020 Regulations ”; and

(b) in subsection (8), for “this Act” there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Section 33 of the 1990 Act (obstruction etc. of officers) applies as if, in subsection (1), for “this Act” (in each place where it occurs) there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Section 36 of the 1990 Act (offences by bodies corporate) applies as if, in subsection (1), for “this Act” there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

14.  Section 36A of the 1990 Act M1 (offences by Scottish partnerships) applies as if, for “this Act”, there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 36A was inserted by section 40(1) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to, the 1999 Act.

15.  Section 44 of the 1990 Act (protection of officers acting in good faith) applies as if, for “this Act”, in each place where those words appear, there were substituted “ the 2020 Regulations ”. E+W

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

16.  Section 53 of the 1990 Act (general interpretation) applies as if— E+W

(a) after the definition of “the 1956 Act” there were inserted—

““the 2020 Regulations” means the Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020;”;

(b) after the definition of “slaughterhouse” there were inserted—

““specified EU law requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2020 Regulations;”.

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)