# The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Article 2, at the end, insert—
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17 “Food Safety Authority” means—
(a) as regards England and Wales, the Food Standards Agency;
(b) as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;
18 “appropriate authority” means—
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 “prescribe” means prescribe by regulations;
20 “third country” means any country or territory other than the British Islands;
21 “public analyst” has the meaning it bears in the Food Safety Act 1990 ...;
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23 “reference laboratory” means the laboratory appointed by the appropriate authority in accordance with Article 32.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/705/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-food-and-feed-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-6
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