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The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1412 · Made 26 May 1995

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AGRICULTURE

Made 26th May 1995

Laid before Parliament 9th June 1995

Coming into force 30th June 1995

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 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 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 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. 9Control of premixtures
  10. 10Limits of variation
  11. 11Assigned meanings
  12. 12Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures
  13. 13Meanings of names and purity of materials
  14. 14Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs
  15. 15Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances
  16. 16Control of certain protein sources
  17. 17Control of the iron content of milk replacer feeds
  18. 18Control of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid in compound feeding stuffs
  19. 19Control of feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes
  20. 20Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs
  21. 21Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs
  22. 22Inspector’s power to enter premises and inspect records
  23. 23Exemptions
  24. 24Enforcement
  25. 25Revocation
  26. Signature
  27. Schedule 1: CONTENTS OF THE STATUTORY STATEMENT
  28. Part 1
  29. 1Paragraph 1
  30. 2Paragraph 2
  31. 3Paragraph 3
  32. 4Paragraph 4
  33. 5Paragraph 5
  34. 6Paragraph 6
  35. 7Paragraph 7
  36. 8Paragraph 8
  37. 9Paragraph 9
  38. 10Paragraph 10
  39. 11Paragraph 11
  40. 12Paragraph 12
  41. 13Paragraph 13
  42. 14Paragraph 14
  43. 15Paragraph 15
  44. 16Paragraph 16
  45. 17Paragraph 17
  46. 18Paragraph 18
  47. 19Paragraph 19
  48. 20Paragraph 20
  49. 21Paragraph 21
  50. IIDECLARATION OF ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS
  51. Schedule 2MATERIALS AND THEIR MEANINGS
  52. Schedule 3: LIMITS OF VARIATION
  53. A—COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS EXCEPT THOSE FOR PETSPart A—COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS EXCEPT THOSE FOR PETS
  54. B—COMPOUND PET FOODSPart B—COMPOUND PET FOODS
  55. C—OTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR BPart C—OTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR B
  56. D—VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTSPart D—VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS
  57. E—ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFSPart E—ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS
  58. Schedule 4: PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIRUSE
  59. 1Paragraph 1
  60. 2Paragraph 2
  61. 3Paragraph 3
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. 5Paragraph 5
  64. 6Paragraph 6
  65. 7Paragraph 7
  66. 8Paragraph 8
  67. 9Paragraph 9
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. 11Paragraph 11
  70. 12Paragraph 12
  71. IPERMITTED ANTIOXIDANTS
  72. t IIPERMITTED COLOURANTS
  73. Part III: PERMITTED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS
  74. CHAPTER A
  75. CHAPTER B
  76. Part IV: PERMITTED BINDERS, ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS
  77. CHAPTER A
  78. CHAPTER B
  79. VVITAMINS, PRO-VITAMINS AND SUBSTANCES HAVING A SIMILAR EFFECT
  80. VITRACE ELEMENTS
  81. VIIAROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES
  82. Part VIII: PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES
  83. CHAPTER A
  84. CHAPTER B
  85. IXPERMITTED ACIDITY REGULATORS FOR PET FOODS FOR DOGS AND CATS
  86. XPERMITTED ENZYMES
  87. Schedule 5: PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES
  88. IFEEDING STUFFS
  89. IIINGREDIENTS
  90. Schedule 6
  91. ICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS
  92. IICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS
  93. Part III: NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL INGREDIENTS NORMALLY USED IN COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS
  94. 1. CEREAL GRAINS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
  95. 2. OIL SEEDS, OIL FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PR
  96. 3. LEGUME SEEDS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
  97. 4. TUBERS, ROOTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
  98. 5. OTHER SEEDS AND FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-P
  99. 6. FORAGES AND ROUGHAGES
  100. 7. OTHER PLANTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
  101. 8. MILK PRODUCTS
  102. 9. LAND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
  103. 10. FISH, OTHER MARINE ANIMALS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND
  104. 11. MINERALS
  105. 12. MISCELLANEOUS
  106. IVPRINCIPAL PROCESSES USED FOR PREPARATION OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED IN PART III OF THIS SCHEDULE
  107. Schedule 7CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES
  108. Schedule 8: LABELLING AND MARKING OF ADDITIVES AND PREMIXTURES
  109. Part I: ADDITIVES
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. 2Paragraph 2
  112. 3Paragraph 3
  113. Part II: PREMIXTURES
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3
  117. 4Paragraph 4
  118. Schedule 9METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDS
  119. Schedule 10PERMITTED FEEDING STUFFS INTENDED FOR PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. Explanatory note