The Novel Foods (Wales) Regulations 2017

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1103 (W. 279)

Food, Wales

The Novel Foods (Wales) Regulations 2017

Made

14 November 2017

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

16 November 2017

Coming into force

1 January 2018

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 18(1)(a), 26(1)(a) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of Finance Act 1973(2) and now vested in them(3).

In accordance with section 48(4A)(4) of the Food Safety Act 1990, the Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency before making these Regulations.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations 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(5).

(1)

1990 c. 16. Section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), paragraph 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), and S.I. 2002/794. Section 16(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Section 17(2) was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12(a) of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 48 was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Functions formerly exercisable by the “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act, and subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(2)

1973 c. 51. Subsection (1) was amended by article 6(1)(e) of S.I. 2011/1043.

(3)

By virtue of section 59(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

(4)

Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.

(5)

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 189, 27.6.2014, p 1).