Regulation 6 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003

In Article 2, at the end, insert—

“17.

“Food Safety Authority” means—

(a)

as regards England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Food Standards Agency;

(b)

as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;

18.

“appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(d)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland devolved authority;

19.

“prescribe” means prescribe by regulations;

20.

“third country” means a country or state other than the United Kingdom;

21.

“public analyst” has the meaning it bears in the Food Safety Act 1990^f1 or, in the case of Northern Ireland, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f2;

22.

“Northern Ireland devolved authority” means the Department of Health;

23.

“reference laboratory” means the laboratory appointed by the appropriate authority in accordance with Article 32.”.