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Regulation 10 Revocation and amendmentsI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The Regulations and order specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 9 shall be revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2)

In the Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1966f1, in regulation 3 (exemptions)—

(a)

there shall be substituted for paragraph (1)—

“(1)

Regulation 4 shall not apply in relation to—

(a)

any food containing mineral hydrocarbon by reason not of the inclusion of mineral hydrocarbon as an ingredient in such food but because of the use of mineral hydrocarbon as a lubricant or greasing agent on some surface with which such food has necessarily to come into contact during the course of preparation if such food contains by reason thereof not more than 0.2 part by weight of mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of the food;

(b)

any chewing compound which—

(i)

contains no more than 60 parts by weight of solid mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of chewing compound, and

(ii)

contains no mineral hydrocarbon other than any mineral hydrocarbon which complies with the specification therefor set forth in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of the Schedule;

(c)

the rind of any whole pressed cheese;

(d)

any food containing mineral hydrocarbon where the use of that mineral hydrocarbon in or on that food is as a miscellaneous additive, as defined in the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and complies with the provisions of those Regulations.”.

(b)

in the proviso to paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)(e)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(b)”;

(c)

in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (1)(a) to (g)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(a) to (c)”.

(3)

In the Specified Sugar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976f2—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(i)

before the definition of “anti-foaming agent” there shall be inserted—

  • ““anti-caking agent” has the meaning assigned to it by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(ii)

for the definition of “anti-foaming agent” there shall be inserted—

  • ““anti-foaming agent” has the meaning assigned to it by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(iii)

for the definition of “appropriate designation” there shall be substituted—

  • ““appropriate designation”, as respects any colour, anti-caking agent or anti-foaming agent, means a name or description or a name and description sufficiently specific, in each case, to indicate to an intending purchaser the true nature of the colour, anti-caking agent or anti-foaming agent to which it is applied;”;

(iv)

after the definition of “loaf sugar” there shall be inserted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive in so far as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

for paragraph (2) of regulation 2 there shall be substituted—

“(2)

Any permitted miscellaneous additive (other than E220 sulphur dioxide) specified in Part B of Schedule 2 to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, if calculated as, may be used in place of, E220 sulphur dioxide, and any reference in these regulations to the permitted miscellaneous additive sulphur dioxide shall be construed accordingly.”;

(c)

in regulation 5(3) (labelling and description of specified sugar products)—

(i)

for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)

for glucose syrup or dried glucose syrup containing more than 20 milligrams per kilogram of the permitted miscellaneous additive sulphur dioxide, a declaration that the product is not for sale by retail;”;

(ii)

for sub-paragraph (e) there shall be substituted—

“(e)

for icing sugar or icing dextrose containing any permitted miscellaneous additive used primarily as an anti-caking agent or any starch in accordance with paragraph (a) or (c) of the proviso to regulation 9, the declaration “contains X” or “contains starch” respectively, the declaration in the former case being completed by inserting at X an appropriate designation or the common or usual name of each anti-caking agent present;”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (f), for “any anti-foaming agent in accordance with paragraph (d) of the proviso” there shall be substituted “any permitted miscellaneous additive used primarily as an anti-foaming agent in accordance with paragraph (a) of the proviso”;

(d)

in regulation 8 (declarations of sulphur dioxide in glucose syrup and dried glucose syrup), for the words from “of which the sulphur dioxide” to “20 milligrammes per kilogramme” there shall be substituted “containing more than 20 milligrams per kilogram of the permitted miscellaneous additive sulphur dioxide”;

(e)

in the proviso to regulation 9 (permitted additional ingredients in specified sugar products)—

(i)

for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

“(a)

any specified sugar product may contain any permitted miscellaneous additive;”;

(ii)

for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)

any icing sugar or icing dextrose which does not contain any permitted miscellaneous additive used primarily as an anti-caking agent may contain not more than 5 per centum of starch.”.

(4)

In the Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976f3—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(i)

in the definition of “edible substance”, for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)

any permitted miscellaneous additive”;

(ii)

after the definition of “permitted cocoa butter” there shall be inserted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive in so far as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in the proviso to regulation 15 (permitted additional ingredients in cocoa and chocolate products), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there shall be substituted—

“(a)

any cocoa product or chocolate product may contain any permitted miscellaneous additive;”.

(5)

In the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977f4—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “honey” there shall be inserted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive insofar as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in the proviso to regulation 11(1) (permitted additional ingredients in fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, dried fruit juice and fruit nectar)—

(i)

for sub-paragraphs (a), (e), (g), (i) and (j) there shall be substituted—

“(a)

any such food may contain any permitted miscellaneous additive, so however that no apple juice, grape juice, pineapple juice or concentrated pineapple juice shall contain both added sugar and added acid;”;

(ii)

for sub-paragraph (f) there shall be substituted—

“(f)

the fruit nectars referred to in Schedule 4 may contain lemon juice, in total or partial replacement of citric acid, in a proportion not exceeding 5 grams per litre;”;

(c)

for Schedule 4 (fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices and fruit nectars which may contain added permitted acid and the nature and proportion of added permitted acid in each case) these shall be substituted—

“SCHEDULE 4

Fruit Nectars which may contain Lemon Juice in place of Citric Acid

Regulation 11

1

Apple nectar obtained exclusively from apple purée or concentrated apple purée or an admixture thereof.

2

Peach nectar obtained exclusively from peach purée or concentrated peach purée or an admixture thereof.

3

Pear nectar obtained exclusively from pear purée or concentrated pear purée or an admixture thereof.

4

Any admixture of the fruit nectars referred to in items 1 to 3.”.

(6)

In the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977f5—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for “permitted miscellaneous additive” there shall be substituted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive insofar as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in regulation 5(1) (labelling and description of condensed milk and dried milk products for retail sale), in sub-paragraph (b), for “paragraph (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (a)”;

(c)

in the proviso to regulation 9 (permitted additional ingredients in condensed milk and dried milk products), for paragraphs (a) to (d) there shall be substituted—

“(a)

any condensed milk product or dried milk product may contain any permitted miscellaneous additive;”.

(7)

In the Coffee and Coffee Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979f6—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “fig” there shall be inserted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive in so far as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in the proviso to regulation 8 (permitted additional ingredients in certain designated products)—

(i)

for paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) there shall be substituted—

“(a)

any designated product may contain any permitted miscellaneous additive;”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (d), after “liquid coffee and chicory extract,” there shall be inserted “chicory and coffee essence,”.

(8)

In the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982f7—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(i)

immediately before the definition of “permitted sweetener” there shall be inserted—

  • ““permitted miscellaneous additive” means any miscellaneous additive in so far as its use in food is permitted by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(ii)

after the definition of “prepacked” there shall be inserted—

  • ““preservative” has the meaning assigned to it by the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in regulation 8(4) (miscellaneous labelling requirements), for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)

in regulation 14(1) (permitted additional ingredients) there shall be inserted at the end “or any permitted miscellaneous additive””.

(9)

In the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984f8—

(a)

in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “additive”, for the words from “the Antioxidants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978” to “the Miscellaneous Additives in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981” there shall be substituted “the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996”;

(b)

in regulation 5(2) (name of the food for certain meat products), in sub-paragraph (b) after “the conditions” there shall be inserted “(if any)”;

(c)

in Schedule 1 (ingredients of cured meat)—

(i)

in the first division of ingredients in column 1, after “Water” there shall be inserted—

  • “Additives other than flavourings, smoke and smoke solutions.”;

(ii)

in the third division of ingredients in column 1, for “Additives” there shall be substituted—

  • “Flavourings, smoke and smoke solutions.”.

(10)

In the Food Additives Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992f9—

(a)

in regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “food additive” there shall be inserted—

  • ““miscellaneous additive” has the same meaning as in the 1996 Regulations”;

  • ““the 1996 Regulations” means the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;”;

(b)

in Schedule 1 (categories of food additives), in Part I (list of food additives)—

(i)

for item 9 there shall be substituted—

“9

Flavour enhancers”;

(ii)

for item 19 there shall be substituted—

“19

Flour treatment agents.”;

(iii)

for item 25 there shall be substituted—

“25

Propellants”;

(iv)

at the end there shall be inserted—

“27

Carriers and carrier solvents”;

(c)

in Schedule 1, in Part II (supplementary)—

(i)

for sub-paragraphs (b) to (m) there shall be substituted—

“(b)

“antioxidant”, “preservative”, “emulsifier”, “emulsifying salt”, “thickener”, “gelling agent”, “stabiliser”, “flavour enhancer”, “acid”, “acidity regulator”, “anti-caking agent” and “modified starch” mean any miscellaneous additive primarily used as an antioxidant, preservative, emulsifier, emulsifying salt, thickener, gelling agent, stabiliser, flavour enhancer, acid, acidity regulator, anti-caking agent or modified starch, as the case may be, as defined in the 1996 Regulations;”;

(ii)

for sub-paragraphs (o) to (q) there shall be substituted—

“(o)

“raising agent”, “anti-foaming agent” and “glazing agent” mean any miscellaneous additive primarily used as a raising agent, anti-foaming agent or glazing agent, as the case may be, as defined in the 1996 Regulations;”;

(iii)

for sub-paragraphs (r) and (s) there shall be substituted—

“(r)

“flour bleaching agent” means any substance primarily used to remove colour from flour;”;

“(s)

“four treatment agent” means any substance which is added to flour or dough to improve its baking quality;”;

(iv)

for sub-paragraphs (t) and (u) there shall be substituted—

“(t)

“firming agent” and “humectant” mean any miscellaneous additive primarily used as a firming agent or humectant, as the case may be, as defined in the 1996 Regulations;”;

(v)

for sub-paragraphs (w) to (z) there shall be substituted—

“(w)

“sequestrant”, “bulking agent”, “propellant”, “packaging gas”, “carrier” and “carrier solvent” mean any miscellaneous additive primarily used as a sequestrant, bulking agent, propellant, packaging gas, carrier or carrier solvent, as the case may be, as defined in the 1996 Regulations.”;

(d)

in Schedule 3 (requirement for sales), in Part I in paragraph 2 and in Part II in paragraphs 1 and 7 for “European Economic Community” (wherever it occurs) there shall be substituted “European Community”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 10 in operation at 22.4.1996, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1966 No. 200; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1991 No. 344

f2

S.R. 1976 No. 165; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1981 No. 305 and S.R. 1996 No. 49

f3

S.R. 1976 No. 183; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1982 No. 349

f4

S.R. 1977 No. 182; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1983 No. 48 and S.R. 1991 No. 251

f5

S.R. 1977 No. 196; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1987 No. 65

f6

S.R. 1979 No. 51; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1982 No. 298, S.R. 1988 No. 23 and S.R. 1991 No. 203

f7

S.R. 1982 No. 105; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1983 No. 265, S.R. 1990 No. 388, S.R. 1996 No. 48 and S.R. 1996 No. 49

f8

S.R. 1984 No. 408; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 48 and S.R. 1996 No. 49

f9

S.R. 1992 No. 417; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 48 and S.R. 1996 No. 49