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PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

Made 6th January 1993

Laid before Parliament 12th January 1993

Coming into force 14th January 1993

Whereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985^f1, that there had been or might have been circumstances as were likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;

And whereas the said Minister was of the opinion, in accordance with section1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said circumstances food which was or might have been in the future derived from sheep in the area described in Schedule 1 to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) Order 1991^f2, was, or might have been, or might have become, unsuitable for human consumption;

And whereas the said Minister is now of the opinion that food which is derived or may in the future be derived from sheep in the area described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is no longer unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the said circumstances;

Now, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1), and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1985 c. 48; section 1 was amended by section 51 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), and section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to that Act; section 1(2) defines “designating authority” and section 24(1) defines “the Ministers”.
f2: S.I. 1991/6.