Introductory text

food

Made 30th August 2006

Coming into operation 1st October 2006

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety^f1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2.

The Department has been designated^f3 for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f4.

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Footnotes

f1: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)
f2: 1972 c.68
f3: S.I. 2003/2901
f4: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4)