# The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Introduction: Introductory text


Food
Made 5th December 2019
Coming into operation 14th December 2019
The Department of Health, being a department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, that Act.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/219/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/meat-official-controls-charges-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/introduction
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