The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/2748 |
| Year | 2014 |
2014No. 2748
AGRICULTURE, ENGLAND
FOOD, ENGLAND
The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
13thOctober2014
17thOctober2014
11thNovember2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972( 1).
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals( 2), the common agricultural policy of the European Community( 3) and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health( 4).
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for any reference to the EU instrument referred to in regulation 2(3) to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002of 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) there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 11th November 2014.
Amendments to the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009
2. (1) The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009( 6) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)-
(a) for the definition that begins with the words "Directive 2004/41" substitute the following definition-""Directive 2004/41", "Regulation 999/2001", "Regulation 178/2002", "Regulation 852/2004", "Regulation 853/2004", "Regulation 882/2004", "Regulation 1688/2005", "Regulation 2073/2005", "Regulation 2074/2005", "Regulation 1020/2008", "Regulation 669/2009", "Regulation 1162/2009" and "Regulation 211/2013" have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;"; and
(b) in the definition of "the Import Provisions"( 7), for "Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts" substitute "Regulation 211/2013".(3) In Schedule 1 (definitions of EU legislation) after the final paragraph, insert ""Regulation 211/2013" means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 211/2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts( 8).".
Amendments to the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
3. (1) The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations...
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