Introductory text

Agriculture

Made 15th January 2018

Coming into operation 6th February 2018

The Department of Health^f1 being a department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union^f3, measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health^f4 and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals^f5 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 74A(1) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970^f6, as read with regulation 14 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000^f7, and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of 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^f8 or, in the case of provisions relating to feed for food-producing animals, of section 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970.

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f1: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c.5 (N.I.), section 1
f2: 1972 c.68
f3: S.I.2000/2812
f4: S.I.1999/2027
f5: S.I.2003/2901
f6: 1970 c.40; sections 66(1) and 84 are modified in their application to Northern Ireland by section 86 of the Act and were amended by S.R. 2004 No. 506; section 66(1) was also amended by S.R. 2010 No. 323; section 74A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)
f7: S.R. 2000 No. 78
f8: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L189, 27.6.2014, p.1)