Introductory text

Agriculture

Made 14th November 2018

Coming into operation 17th December 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs^f1—

(a)

being a Department designated^f2, for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f3 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 safety^f4,

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

Annotations

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)