2021 No. 1271
Food, England

The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. (a)
    sections 6(4), 16(1)(a) and (e), 26(1)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901; and
  2. (b)
    sections 114A and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19982.

So far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990.

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 safety3, during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Citation, commencement and extent1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, come into force on 12th December 2021 and extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of the Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 20142.

(1)

The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 20144 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1—

(a)

in the heading, for “, commencement and expiry” substitute “and commencement”;

(b)

omit paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3)

Omit regulation 10.

(4)

In Schedule 3, omit paragraphs 1 to 6.

Amendment of the Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 20213.

In regulation 6(4)(b) of the Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 20215, for “12th December 2021” substitute “1st October 2022”.

Victoria Prentis
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to the Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3001) and the Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/616).

Regulation 2 amends the Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 to remove their expiry date, review clause and provisions that are no longer in force.

Regulation 3 amends the Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2021 to extend the transitional period during which the requirements of the Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 do not apply to certain imported meat products, so that the period ends with effect from 1st October 2022 rather than 12th December 2021. This brings the transitional period for these meat products in line with the transitional period applicable to other imported food products to which regulation 6 of the Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2021 applies.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.