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PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

Made 24th July 1990

Laid before Parliament 25th July 1990

Coming into force 30th July 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), 1(2), 24(1) and 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985^f1, and of all other powers enabling him 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 or may be in the future in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 5) Order 1987^f2 or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in those areas, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, 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); section 1(2) defines “designating authority” and section 24(1) defines “the Ministers”.
f2: S.I. 1987/1894, amended by S.I. 1988/9, 951, 1329, 1680, 1989/2, 660, 1279, 1770, 1990/34 and 1161.