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

Extent: E+W

Food, Wales
Food Safety
Made 17 January 2019
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 21 January 2019
Coming into force 22 February 2019
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the 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 .
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for certain provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 , referred to in these Regulations, to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990.
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/wsi/2019/70/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-for-specific-groups-information-and-compositional-requirements-amendment-wales-regulations-2019/introduction
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