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The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) (Partial Revocation) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/39 · Made 17 January 1995

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PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

Made 17th January 1995

Laid before Parliament 17th January 1995

Coming into force 18th January 1995

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 1985f1, 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 section 1(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 1991f2 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 areas 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.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Partial Revocation
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. IAREAS NO LONGER DESIGNATED
  6. IIAREAS REMAINING DESIGNATED
  7. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) (Partial Revocation) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 18th January 1995.

2Partial Revocation

(1)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) (Order) 1991f1 is hereby revoked so far as it designates any part of the areas set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Order.

(2)

In consequence of that revocation the designated areas for the purposes of that Order are those areas set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

Angela Browning

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

17th January 1995

IAREAS NO LONGER DESIGNATED

IIAREAS REMAINING DESIGNATED

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further partially revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) Order 1991 which contains emergency prohibitions restricting various activities in order to prevent human consumption of food which has been or may have been rendered unsuitable for that purpose in consequence of the escape of radioactive substances from a nuclear reactor situated at Chernobyl in the Ukraine.

This partial revocation reduces the areas subject to the restrictions set out in the principal Order. The last partial revocation was contained in the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) (Partial Revocation) Order 1994 (Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 65).