Food (Revision of Penalties) Regulations 1985
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1985/67 |
| Year | 1985 |
1985 No. 67
FOOD
The Food (Revision of Penalties) Regulations 198518thJanuary 1985
31stJanuary 1985
1stMarch 1985
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Social Services and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4, 7, 13 and 118 of the Food Act 1984(a) and now vested in them(b), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf; the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated(c) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(d) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community and in relation to the presentation and packaging of food intended for sale for human consumption, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 118(6) of the said Act of 1984 with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the regulations in so far as the regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the said sections 4, 7 and 13:—
Title and commencement
1. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Revision of Penalties) Regulations 1985 and shall come into operation on 1st March 1985.
Amendment of order and regulations
2. The order and regulations specified in columns 1 and 2 of the Schedule to these regulations shall be amended by substituting in each provision specified in column 3 of the said Schedule "£2,000" for "£1,000".
Offences committed before 1st March 1985
3. Nothing in these regulations shall affect the penalty which may be imposed for an offence committed before 1st March 1985.
(a) 1984 c. 30.
(b) In the case of the Secretary of State for Social Services by virtue of S.I. 1968/1699 and in the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.
(c) S.I. 1972/1811 and 1981/833.
(d) 1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to that Act and is to be read with section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) and S.I. 1984/447.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 15th January 1985.
Michael Jopling, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(L.S.)
Norman Fowler, Secretary of State for Social Services.
18th January 1985.
Nicholas Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales.
16th January 1985.
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