Introductory text

FOOD

Made 6th August 1992

Laid before Parliament 24th August 1992

Coming into force 14th September 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4(1), 6(4), 16(1)(e), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990^f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and those Ministers, being Ministers designated^f2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f3 in relation to the presentation and packaging of food intended for sale for human consumption, acting jointly, in exercise (so far as is required for the amendment of regulations made under the said section 2(2)) of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of the Act of 1990 with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations (in so far as the Regulations are made in exercise of powers conferred by the said Act of 1990) hereby make the following Regulations:—