Regulation 2 Interpretation

(1)

In these Regulations —

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 284/2011 laying down specific conditions and detailed procedures for the import of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China M1;
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;
“food authority” has the meaning that it bears by virtue of section 5(1) of the Act except that it does not include the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner and Middle Temple);
“relevant product” means plastic kitchenware originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

(2)

Any expression used in these Regulations and the Commission Regulation has the same meaning in these Regulations as it bears in the Commission Regulation and any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in the Commission Regulation.

(3)

Where any functions under the Food Safety Act 1990 are assigned —

(a)

by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M2, to a port health authority;

(b)

by an order under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 M3, to a joint board for a united district; or

(c)

by an order under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 1985 M4, to a single authority for a metropolitan county,

any reference in these Regulations to a food authority shall be construed, so far as relating to those functions, as a reference to the authority to whom they are so assigned.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: OJ No. L77, 23.3.2011, p.25.
M2: 1984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.
M3: 1936 c.49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.
M4: 1985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.