Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 260 of 2008)

S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 2008 No. 260 AGRICULTURE The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 Made - - - - 23rd June 2008 Coming into operation - 30th July 2008 The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(a) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(b), as read with regulation 14 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(c). There has been consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(d) 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. Citation, commencement and interpretation 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 30th July 2008. (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(e) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 2.—(1) The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(f) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In Chapter A of Schedule 7 (permitted feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes and provisions relating to their use), for the entries relating to reduction of the risk of milk fever, substitute the entries set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. (a) Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I.1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3 (b) 1970 c.40; sections 66(1) and 84 are modified in their application to Northern Ireland by section 86 of the Act; section 74A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) (c) S.R. 2000 No. 78 (d) OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3) (e) 1954 c.33 (N.I.) (f) S.R. 2005 No.545, as amended by S.R. 2006 No.18, S.R. 2006 No. 427, S.R. 2006 No. 471 and S.R. 2007 No. 450 2 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 23rd June 2008. Don Hill A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 3 SC H E D U L E R eg ul at io n 2( 2) E nt ri es to b e su bs tit ut ed in C ha pt er A o f S ch ed ul e 7 to th e Fe ed in g St uf fs R eg ul at io ns (N or th er n Ir el an d) 2 00 5 P ar tic ul ar nu tr iti on al pu rp os e E ss en tia l nu tr iti on al ch ar ac te ri st ic s Sp ec ie s or ca te go ry of an im al La be lli ng d ec la ra tio ns R ec om m en de d le ng th of tim e fo r us e O th er p ro vi si on s R ed uc tio n of th e ri sk o f m ilk fe ve r – L ow le ve l o f c al ci um D ai ry c ow s – C al ci um – Ph os ph or us 1 to 4 w ee ks b ef or e ca lv in g In di ca te in th e in st ru ct io ns fo r us e: – M ag ne si um “S to p fe ed in g af te r c al vi ng ” an d/ or – L ow c at io ns /a ni on s ra tio – C al ci um – Ph os ph or us 1 to 4 w ee ks b ef or e ca lv in g In di ca te in th e in st ru ct io ns fo r us e: – So di um “S to p fe ed in g af te r c al vi ng ” – Po ta ss iu m – C hl or id es – Su lp hu r or – H ig h le ve l o f z eo lit e (s yn th et ic s od iu m al um in iu m s ili ca te ) C on te nt o f s yn th et ic so di um a lu m in iu m s ili ca te T he 2 w ee ks b ef or e ca lv in g In di ca te in th e in st ru ct io ns fo r us e: – “T he a m ou nt o f f ee d sh al l b e re st ri ct ed to e ns ur e th at a d ai ly in ta ke o f 5 00 g s od iu m al um in iu m s ili ca te p er a ni m al is no t e xc ee de d” – “S to p fe ed in g af te r c al vi ng ” or – H ig h le ve l o f c al ci um in th e fo rm o f h ig hl y av ai la bl e ca lc iu m s al ts T ot al c al ci um c on te nt , so ur ce s an d re sp ec tiv e qu an tit y of c al ci um Fr om fi rs t s ig ns o f pa rt ur iti on to 2 d ay s af te r p ar tu ri tio n In di ca te o n th e pa ck ag e, co nt ai ne r o r l ab el : – T he in st ru ct io ns fo r u se , i .e . t he nu m be r o f a pp lic at io ns a nd th e 4 tim e be fo re a nd a ft er c al vi ng ; – T he te xt “ It is re co m m en de d th at a n ut ri tio na l e xp er t’ s op in io n be s ou gh t b ef or e us e” 5 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) 1. These Regulations further amend the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No.545 as already amended by S.R. 2006 No. 18, S.R. 2006 No. 427, S.R. 2006 No. 471 and S.R. 2007 No. 450) (“the Feeding Stuffs Regulations”). 2. These Regulations provide for the implementation of Commission Directive 2008/4/EC amending Directive 94/39/EC as regards feedingstuffs intended for the reduction of the risk of milk fever (OJ No. L6, 10.1.2008, p.4). 3. The Regulations amend the table in Chapter A of Schedule 7 (permitted feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes and provisions relating to their use) to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations, by replacing the existing entries relating to the reduction of the risk of milk fever with the revised entries contained in Commission Directive 2008/4/EC. This Directive permits, subject to specified labelling requirements, two additional types of dietetic feed to be marketed for the reduction of milk fever in dairy cows. © Crown copyright 2008 Published and printed in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office being the Government Printer for Northern Ireland and the Officer appointed to print the Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Dd. N3680. C2. 6/08. Gp. 130. 14567