Regulation 2 Interpretation

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

reg.2(1) (defn. of the Commission Regulation) added by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(a)
reg.2(1) (defn. of the Council Regulation) substituted by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(b)
reg.2(1) (defn. of the European Economic Area Agreement) added by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(c)
reg.2(1) (defn. of specified Community provision) substituted by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(d)
reg. 2(1) words substituted by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 Pt. 1
reg. 2(1) words inserted by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990 art. 4(3) Sch. 3 Pt. 2

(1)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the Act” means the Food Act 1984;
“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks^f1;
“the Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales;
“specified Community provision” means a provision of the Council Regulation specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, the subject matter of which is described in column 2 thereof.

(2)

Other expressions used in these Regulations have, insofar as the context admits, the same meanings as in the Council Regulation.

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