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The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/396 · Made 3 March 1988

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AGRICULTURE

Made 3rd March 1988

Laid before Parliament 16th March 1988

Coming into force

Regulation 16(3) and (4), Paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 5 3rd December 1988

Chapter D of Part I of Schedule 5— 3rd December 1990

Remainder— 6th April 1988

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), (1A) and (3), 69(1) and (3), 70(1), 73(3), 74(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970f1 and now vested in themf2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designatedf3 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f4 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, c. 68, Schedule 4, paragraph 6, and the Act was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980).

f2

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.

f3

S.I. 1972/1811.

f4

1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to the Act and is to be read, as regards England and Wales, with section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), and as regards Scotland, with sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), which were inserted by section 54 of the said Act of 1982.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff
  4. 4Prescribed descriptions of material
  5. 5Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement
  6. 6Forms of statutory statement
  7. 7Control of particulars concerning the ingredients of compound feeding stuffs
  8. 8Time by which a statutory statement relating to certain material must be given
  9. 9Register of marks
  10. 10Assigned Meanings
  11. 11Limits of variation
  12. 12Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures
  13. 13Meanings of names and purity of materials
  14. 14Control of the moisture content of certain compound feeding stuffs
  15. 15Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs
  16. 16Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances
  17. 17Restriction on importation and sale of material containing Aflatoxin B1
  18. 18Control of certain protein sources
  19. 19Control of additives and premixtures
  20. 20Control of iron content of milk replacer feeds
  21. 21Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs
  22. 22Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs
  23. 23Exemptions
  24. 24Revocation
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1: CONTENTS OF THE STATUTORY STATEMENT
  27. 1Paragraph 1
  28. 2Paragraph 2
  29. 3Paragraph 3
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. 6Paragraph 6
  33. 7Paragraph 7
  34. 8Paragraph 8
  35. 9Paragraph 9
  36. 10Paragraph 10
  37. 11Paragraph 11
  38. 12Paragraph 12
  39. 13Paragraph 13
  40. 14Paragraph 14
  41. 15Paragraph 15
  42. 16Paragraph 16
  43. 17Paragraph 17
  44. Schedule 2MATERIALS AND THEIR MEANINGS
  45. Schedule 3: LIMITS OF VARIATION
  46. ACOMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS AND COMPOUND PET FOODS EXCEPT THOSE FOR DOGS OR CATS
  47. BCOMPOUND PET FOODS FOR DOGS OR CATS
  48. COTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR B
  49. DVITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS
  50. EENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS
  51. Schedule 4: PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE
  52. 1Paragraph 1
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. 4Paragraph 4
  56. 5Paragraph 5
  57. 6Paragraph 6
  58. 7Paragraph 7
  59. 8Paragraph 8
  60. 9Paragraph 9
  61. 10Paragraph 10
  62. 11Paragraph 11
  63. IPERMITTED ANTIOXIDANTS
  64. IIPERMITTED COLOURANTS
  65. Part III: PERMITTED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS
  66. CHAPTER A
  67. CHAPTER B
  68. Part IV: PERMITTED BINDERS, ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS
  69. CHAPTER A
  70. CHAPTER B
  71. VVITAMINS, PRO-VITAMINS AND SUBSTANCES HAVING A SIMILAR EFFECT
  72. VITRACE ELEMENTS
  73. VIIAROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES
  74. Part VIII: PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES
  75. CHAPTER A
  76. CHAPTER B
  77. IXPERMITTED ACIDITY REGULATORS FOR PET FOODS
  78. Schedule 5: PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES
  79. IFEEDING STUFFS
  80. IIINGREDIENTS
  81. Schedule 6CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS WITH DESCRIPTIONS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS
  82. Schedule 7CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES
  83. Schedule 8: LABELLING AND MARKING OF ADDITIVES AND PREMIXTURES
  84. Part I: ADDITIVES
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. Part II: PREMIXTURES
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. Schedule 9METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND POULTRY FEEDS
  92. Explanatory note