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Introductory text

Northern Ireland

This Statutory Rule has been printed in substitution of the SR of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Rule.

Agriculture

Made 14th September 2011

Coming into operation 14th October 2011

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 Union.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to the following Regulations to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time—

(a)

(b)

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf3 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.C1

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972f4.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Regulations 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

S.I. 2000/2812 to which there are amendments not relevant to the subject matter of these Regulations

f2

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)

f3

O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 (O.J. No. L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 14)

f4

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)