The Food (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998

2.—(1) The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) omit the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”;

(b) after the definition of “sell” insert—

““third country” means any country, other than the United Kingdom, and includes—

(a)

the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(b)

the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(c)

the Isle of Man.”.

(3) In regulation 3—

(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of—

(a) any bread produced in England which is to be exported to a third country;

(b) any flour produced in England which is—

(i) to be exported to a third country, or

(ii) for use in the production of food that is to be exported to a third country;

(c) any flour imported into England from a third country (directly or indirectly) which—

(i) was lawfully produced and sold in that third country, and

(ii) is for use in England for the production of food that is to be exported to a third country,

which is suitably labelled to give the nature of the bread or flour.”;

(b) omit paragraph (3).

(4) In regulation 4—

(a) in paragraph (4)(b), for “importer of flour” substitute “person”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(b)(i), for “import into Great Britain” substitute “import or move into England”;

(c) in paragraph 4(b)(ii), after “imported” insert “or moved”;

(d) in paragraph (5), for “or importation into Great Britain” substitute “importation or movement into England”.

(5) Omit regulation 7(2).

(1)

S.I. 1998/141; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1043, 2012/1809.