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The Beef and Veal Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

S.R. 2018/191 · Made 14 November 2018

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Agriculture

Made 14th November 2018

Coming into operation 17th December 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairsf1—

(a)

being a Department designatedf2, for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to food (including drink) including the primary production of food; and

(b)

having carried out the consultation required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safetyf4,

makes these Regulations in accordance with section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD see Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1). DARD was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by Article 1(2) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Act 2016 (2016 c.5 (N.I.)).

f2

S.I. 2003/2901

f3

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)

f4

O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 202/2008 (O.J. No. L60, 4.3.2008, p.17)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of the Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Beef and Veal Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 17th December 2018.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2Amendment of the Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

(1)

The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3—

(a)

after “Title II of Regulation 1760/2000”, insert “as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf2”;

(b)

after “Commission Regulation 566/2008”, insert “as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 565/2013f3”.

(3)

In regulation 5(1), omit sub-paragraphs (a) (vii) and (viii).

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 14th November 2018.

(L.S.)

Colette McMaster

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 to update legislative references and to reflect provisions in Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling.

Regulation 2(2) (a) and (b) updates references to EU legislation by amending regulation 3 (The Competent Authority).

Regulation 2(3) removes the requirement for businesses to seek prior approval from the Department before labelling beef and veal with non-compulsory information by amending regulation 5 (Offences).