Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Amendment Order 1988
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1988/9 |
| Year | 1988 |
1988 No. 9
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES
PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELANDCONTAMINATION OF FOOD
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Amendment Order 1988
Made 7th January 1988
Laid before Parliament 8th January 1988
Coming into force 11th January 1988
Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851, that there has been or may have been an escape of substances of such descriptions and in such quantities and such circumstances as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;
And whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said escape of substances food which is or may be in the future in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Order 19872, or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in those areas, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Title and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Amendment Order 1988 and shall come into force on 11th January 1988.
Partial revocation and amendment
2. The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Order 1987 is revoked to the extent that it imposes prohibitions on—
(a) the slaughter of a sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 on or before 27th September 1987 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; and
(b) the slaughter of a sheep which—
(i) is moved from a place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 11th January 1988 which consent is subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; and
(ii) has been examined and marked with an...
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