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The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/2840 · Made 13 December 1991

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AGRICULTURE

Made 13th December 1991

Laid before Parliament 31st December 1991

Coming into force 22nd January 1992

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), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 74(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970f1 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 designatedf2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 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:—

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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). Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations”; the definition of “the Ministers” was amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272), Schedule 5, paragraph 1.

f2

S.I. 1972/1811.

f3

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, commencement and transitional provisions
  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 or otherwise declared
  6. 6Forms of statutory statement
  7. 7Time by which a statutory statement relating to certain material must be given
  8. 8Register of marks
  9. 9Assigned meanings
  10. 10Limits of variation
  11. 11Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures
  12. 12Meanings of names and purity of materials
  13. 13Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs
  14. 14Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances
  15. 15Control of certain protein sources
  16. 16Control of additives and premixtures
  17. 17Control of iron content of milk replacer feeds
  18. 18Control of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid in compound feeding stuffs
  19. 19Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs
  20. 20Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs
  21. 21Inspector’s power to enter premises and inspect records
  22. 22Exemptions
  23. 23Enforcement
  24. 24Revocation
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1: CONTENTS OF THE STATUTORY STATEMENT
  27. Part I
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. 2Paragraph 2
  30. 3Paragraph 3
  31. 4Paragraph 4
  32. 5Paragraph 5
  33. 6Paragraph 6
  34. 7Paragraph 7
  35. 8Paragraph 8
  36. 9Paragraph 9
  37. 10Paragraph 10
  38. 11Paragraph 11
  39. 12Paragraph 12
  40. 13Paragraph 13
  41. 14Paragraph 14
  42. 15Paragraph 15
  43. 16Paragraph 16
  44. 17Paragraph 17
  45. 18Paragraph 18
  46. 19Paragraph 19
  47. IIDeclaration of Analytical Constituents
  48. Schedule 2MATERIALS AND THEIR MEANINGS
  49. Schedule 3: LIMITS OF VARIATION
  50. A—COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS EXCEPT THOSE FOR PETS
  51. B—COMPOUND PET FOODS
  52. C—OTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR B
  53. D—VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS
  54. E—ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS
  55. Schedule 4: PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. 4Paragraph 4
  60. 5Paragraph 5
  61. 6Paragraph 6
  62. 7Paragraph 7
  63. 8Paragraph 8
  64. 9Paragraph 9
  65. 10Paragraph 10
  66. 11Paragraph 11
  67. IPermitted Antioxidants
  68. IIPermitted Colourants
  69. Part III: Permitted Emulsifiers, Sabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents
  70. AChapter A
  71. BChapter B
  72. Part IV: Permitted Binders, Anti-Caking Agents and Coagulants
  73. AChapter A
  74. BChapter B
  75. Part V: Vitamins, Pro-vitamins and Substances Having a Similar Effect
  76. AChapter A
  77. BChapter B
  78. VITrace Elements
  79. VIIAromatic and Appetising Substances
  80. Part VIII: Permitted Preservatives
  81. AChapter A
  82. BChapter B
  83. IXPermitted Acidity Regulators for Pet Foods for Dogs and Cats
  84. Schedule 5: PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES
  85. IFeeding Stuffs
  86. IIIngredients
  87. Schedule 6
  88. ICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUNDFEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS
  89. IICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUNDFEEDING STUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS
  90. Schedule 7CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES
  91. Schedule 8: LABELLING AND MARKING OF ADDITIVES AND PREMIXTURES
  92. Part I: Additives
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. Part II: Premixtures
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. Schedule 9METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OFCOMPOUND FEEDS
  100. Explanatory note