# The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

Food, England
Food Safety
Made 14th January 2019
Laid before Parliament 18th January 2019
Coming into force 22nd February 2019
The Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by sections 17(1) and (2), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1)(b) and (c) of the Food Safety Act 1990 as read with paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 makes the following Regulations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 to be construed as a reference to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act .
There has been consultation 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 , during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/44/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-for-specific-groups-information-and-compositional-requirements-amendment-england-regulations-2019/introduction
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