# The Food (Promotion and Presentation) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Introduction: Introductory text


Food, Wales
Public Health, Wales
Made 26 March 2025
Coming into force 26 March 2026
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4)(a), 16(1)(e) and (f), 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) and now vested in them, and section 62(2) of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”).
The Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the 1990 Act.
There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 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.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted in accordance with sections 59(3) and 60(1) of the 2008 Act.
The Welsh Ministers are satisfied in accordance with section 66 of the 2008 Act that food authorities (who are regulators for the purpose of these Regulations) will act in accordance with the principles referred to in section 5(2) of that Act in exercising a power conferred by these Regulations.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Senedd Cymru in accordance with section 62(3) of the 2008 Act, and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/395/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-promotion-and-presentation-wales-regulations-2025/introduction
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