Regulation 50 Transitional provision

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 50 inserted by Food Labelling 2003 reg. 4
reg. 50(5)-(7) omitted by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg. 11(11)
reg. 50(5)-(7) omitted by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg. 11(11)
reg. 50(5)-(7) deleted by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg. 11(11)
reg. 50(16) inserted by Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) 2009 reg. 2(3)
reg. 50(5)-(7) inserted by Food Labelling 1999 reg. 12
reg. 50(8) inserted by Miscellaneous Food Additives 1999 reg. 14(3)(b)
reg. 50(9) inserted by Food Labelling 1999 reg. 7
reg. 50(4) inserted by Food Labelling 1998 reg. 13
reg. 50(15)(a)(i) words substituted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2011 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(14) inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2007 reg. 2(2)
reg.50 rev. in pt. by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg.11(11)
reg.50 rev. in pt. by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg.11 (11)
reg. 50 amended by Food Labelling 1999 reg.12
reg.50 rev. in pt. by Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) 2000 reg.11 (11)
reg. 50(15) substituted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2009 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(16) added by Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) 2009 reg. 3
reg. 50(11) inserted by Food (Provisions relating to Labelling) 2004 reg. 7
reg. 50(11) inserted by Food (Provisions relating to Labelling) 2003 reg. 7
reg. 50(12) inserted by Food Labelling 2004 reg. 13
reg. 50(15) substituted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2011 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(12)(b)(iii) words inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 6
reg. 50(13) inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 8
reg. 50(15)(b) substituted by Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) 2013 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(11) inserted by Food Labelling Amendment 2003 reg. 7
reg. 50(10) inserted by Food Labelling 2003 reg. 4
reg. 50(12) inserted by Food Labelling 2004 reg. 13
reg. 50(13) inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 8
reg. 50(12)(b)(ii) words inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 6
reg. 50(14) inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2007 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(15) inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(6)
reg. 50(15) substituted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2009 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(16) added by Food Labelling (Nutrition Information) 2009 reg. 3
reg. 50(15) substituted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2011 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(15)(b) substituted by Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) 2013 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(12) inserted by Food Labelling Amendment 2004 reg. 13
reg. 50(13) inserted by Food Labelling Amendment 2005 reg. 8
reg. 50(12)(b) words inserted by Food Labelling Amendment 2005 reg. 6
reg. 50(12)(b) words inserted by Food Labelling Amendment 2005 reg. 6
reg. 50(14) inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2007 reg. 2(2)
reg. 50(15) inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(9)
reg. 50(15)(a) words inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2009 reg. 2(2)

(1)

Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, in any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence to prove that—

(a)

(i)

the act was committed before 1st July 1997, or

(ii)

the act was committed in relation to food prepacked before 1st July 1997; and

(b)

the matters constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under the Food Labelling Regulations 1984^f1, the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984^f2, or the Milk Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1983^f3 or the Cheese and Cream Regulations 1995^f4 if those Regulations had been in operation when the act was committed or the food was prepacked.

(2)

In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 44(1)(a), as read with—

(a)

regulation 14(4) and Schedule 3, or

(b)

regulation 14(9) and Schedule 4,

paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be read as if for the date “1st July 1997” there were substituted, in both places where it occurs, the date “1st July 1996”.

(3)

In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 44(1)(a) as read with regulation 33, paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be read as if for the date “1st July 1997” there were substituted the date “1st January 1997”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1984/1305, amended by S.I. 1985/71, 1987/1986, 1988/2112, 1989/768, 2321, 1990/607, 2488, 2489, 1992/1971, 1978, 1993/2759, 1994/804, 1486, 2127, 2782, 3144, 1995/77, 1086.
f2: S.I. 1984/1519, amended by S.I. 1984/1714, 1985/71, 1068, 1986/836, 1987/26, 2014, 1988/2084, 1989/809, 1990/1, 816, 2505, 2506, 2625, 1992/1971, 1978, 1993/2731, 1994/960, 1486, 2127, 1995/77.
f3: S.I. 1983/938, amended by S.I. 1985/1068, 1990/2508, 2625, 1995/1372.
f4: S.I. 1995/3240.