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The Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

S.R. 2008/435 · Made 6 November 2008

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Agriculture

Made 6th November 2008

Coming into operation 1st January 2009

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and in relation to matters relating to the promotion of rural development.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2000/2812 and S.I. 2000/3238

f2

1972 c.68

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment to the Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as The Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2009.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

2Amendment to the Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

(1)

The Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008f1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 2 of regulation 2 (Interpretation), for the definition of “the Council Regulation”, substitute – “means Council Regulation (EEC) No 834/2007f2 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91””.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 6th November 2008.

L.S.

John Speers

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 by amending the interpretation of “the Council Regulation” to take account of the introduction of Council Regulation (EEC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007, which repeals and replaces Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 from 1 January 2009.