# Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001, Introduction: Introductory text


Order made by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and laid before the Assembly under section 1(8) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for approval by resolution of the Assembly before the expiration of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution or recess for more than four days.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Made 8th August 2001
Coming into operation 8th August 2001
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1) and (2) and 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, being of the opinion in accordance with section 1(1) of that Act that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is derived or may be in the future derived from bivalve molluscs in the area described in the following Order is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, hereby makes the following Order:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/296/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-order-northern-ireland-2001/introduction
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