The Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 3220 (W.276)

FOOD, WALES

The Genetically Modified Food (Wales) Regulations 2004

Made

7 December 2004

Coming into force

17 December 2004

The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers, conferred by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 18(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in it(2), and having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation both 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 safety (3) and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:

(2)

Functions of the Secretary of State under the Food Safety Act 1990, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.