# The Breakfast Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Regulation 3: Amendment to the Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(2) (Definition of “honey” and different types of honey)—
(a) for the definition of “baker’s honey” substitute—
““baker’s honey” means honey which is suitable for industrial uses or as an ingredient in other foodstuffs which is then processed and may—
(a)have a foreign taste or odour;
(b)have begun to ferment or have fermented;
(c)have been overheated; or
(d)have been obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matter in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen.”;
(b) omit the definition of “filtered honey”.
(3) In regulation 3 (General interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the definition of “FIC” omit “as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council”;
(ii) in the definition of “the Honey Directive” omit “as last amended by Directive 2014/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council”;
(iii) for the definition of “packs” substitute—
““packaging” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Honey Directive;”; and
(iv) for the definition of “trade documents” substitute —
““sales documentation” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Honey Directive;”,
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.”.
(4) In regulation 6 (Honey) omit sub-paragraph (2)(e).
(5) Omit regulation 14 (Filtered honey).
(6) In regulation 15 (Baker’s honey)—
(a) in every place where “packs” appears substitute “packaging”; and
(b) in paragraph (5)(b) for “trade documents” substitute “sales documentation”.
(7) In regulation 16 (Compositional requirements) omit paragraph (5)(h).
(8) In regulation 17 (Additional labelling requirements)—
(a) for regulation 17(1) substitute—
“(1) Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1B) a person must not trade in honey unless the country of origin where the honey has been harvested is indicated on the label.
(1A) Subject to paragraph (1B) where the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested must be indicated on the label—
(a) in the principal field of vision; and
(b) subject to paragraph (1C), in descending order of their share in weight together with the percentage that each of those countries of origin represents.
(1B) For packages containing net quantities of honey of less than 30 grams, the names of the countries of origin may be replaced by a two-letter code, in accordance with the latest version of the international ISO 3166-1 two-letter code (alfa-2) in force.
(1C) A tolerance of 5% shall be allowed for each individual share within the blend, calculated on the basis of the operator’s traceability documentation.
(1D) The particulars indicated in paragraphs (1), (1A), (1B) and (1C) are mandatory particulars in accordance with Article 9 of FIC.”;
(b) in paragraph (2) omit “and filtered honey”; and
(c) in paragraph (3)—
(i) for “possesses” substitute “presents”,
(ii) for “of the source” substitute “of the indicated origin”, and
(iii) in paragraph (4) for “indicated origin” substitute “indicated source”.
(9) In Schedule 1 (Compositional criteria) omit paragraph 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/5/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/breakfast-foods-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-3
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