# The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 8: Amendment of the principal Regulations


After paragraph (2) of regulation 6 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs–
“(3) Section 9 of the Act (inspection and seizure of suspected food) shall, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) below, apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications–
(a) in subsection (1)–
(i) after the words “food authority” there shall be inserted the words “or a port health authority”; and
(ii) the reference to subsections (3) to (9) shall be construed as including reference to those subsections as modified by this regulation; and
(iii) for the words “any food fails to comply with food safety requirements” there shall be substituted the words “the placing on the market of any food may contravene Article 2.1 of the Commission Regulation unless that food is lettuce or spinach in point 1.1 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation which is grown in the United Kingdom in accordance with the proviso to Article 2.2 of the Commission Regulation and is intended for consumption in the United Kingdom”;
(b) in subsections (4), (6) and (9) for the words “food safety requirements” there shall be substituted the words “the requirements of Article 2.1 of the Commission Regulation as to levels of contaminants”;
(c) in subsections (4) and (7) the reference to subsection (3) shall be construed as including reference to that subsection as modified by this regulation;
(d) in subsection (5)–
(i) the reference to subsections (3) and (4) shall be construed as including reference to those subsections as modified by this regulation; and
(ii) the reference to section 7 or 8 shall be construed as including a reference to these Regulations; and
(e) in subsection (7) after the words “food authority” there shall be inserted the words “or port health authority, as appropriate,”.
(4) In so far as section 9 of the Act, as modified by paragraph (1) above, applies to an authorised officer acting in relation to food of any description specified in point I.2.1 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation subsection (3) of that section shall apply with the modification that for sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) thereof there shall be substituted the following–
“(ii) either is not to be removed or is to be removed to a designated place; or”.
(5) The expressions “authorised officer”, “the Commission Regulation”, “designated place”, “food authority” and “port health authority” used in the modification and application of section 9 of the Act for the purposes of these Regulations shall, for those purposes, bear the meaning that those expressions bear in these Regulations.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1603/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-8
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