Introductory text

Northern Ireland

Food

Made 6th December 2017

Coming into operation 1st January 2018

The Department of Health^f1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1)(a), (e) and (f), 16(2), 17(1)(a), 25(1)(a) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f2.

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.C1

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^f3, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Rules applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch.

Footnotes

f1: Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c.5 (N.I.), section 1
f2: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos.482 and 505
f3: OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1 as last amended by Regulation (EU) No. 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15^th May 2014 (OJ No. L 189, 27.6.2014, p.1)