Introductory text
Northern Ireland
Food
Made 29th June 2009
Coming into operation 31st July 2009
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1) and (3), 16(1), 17(1)(c), 18(1)(b), 25, 26(3) and 47(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f2.
In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.C1
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 safetyf3 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations.
Annotations
Modifications
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Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch.
Footnotes
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Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)
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S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505
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OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended as by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 202/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L60, 5.3.2008, p.17)