Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 775 of 2005)

The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 file:///D/HTML/uk60862.htm[16.01.2025 11:48:47] Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 775 The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 © Crown Copyright 2005 Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. 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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2005 No. 775 FOOD, ENGLAND The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 Made 17th March 2005 Laid before Parliament 21st March 2005 Coming into force 11th April 2005 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by http://www.opsi.gov.uk/bookstore.htm?AF=A10075&FO=38383&Action=AddItem&ProductID=0110725662 mailto:customer.services@tso.co.uk http://www.hmso.gov.uk/faqs.htm The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 file:///D/HTML/uk60862.htm[16.01.2025 11:48:47] sections 16(1)(a) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3), and 48(1)(c) of the Food Safety Act 1990[1], and now vested in him[2], having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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[3], makes the following Regulations: Title, commencement and application 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, shall come into force on 11th April 2005 and shall apply in relation to England only. Amendments to the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004 2. The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004[4] are amended as follows (a) in the definition of "the Commission Regulation" after "Commission Regulation (EC) No 455/2004" insert ",Commission Regulation (EC) No 655/2004[5], Commission Regulation (EC) No 683/2004"[6]; (b) in regulation 8 (i) in paragraph (3) after the words "which shall" delete the word "be"; (ii) in paragraphs (5) and (6) for the expression "paragraph (4)" substitute the expression "paragraph (3)"; (c) in regulation 9, in paragraph (8) for the expression "summary execution" substitute the expression "summary conviction". Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Melanie Johnson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 17th March 2005 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) 1. These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only and amend the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3062) ("the principal Regulations"), provide for the enforcement of the requirements of (a) Commission Regulation (EC) No 655/2004 amending Regulation http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note1 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note2 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note3 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note4 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note5 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#note6 The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 file:///D/HTML/uk60862.htm[16.01.2025 11:48:47] Other UK SIs | Home | National Assembly for Wales Statutory Instruments | Scottish Statutory Instruments | Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland | Her Majesty's Stationery Office We welcome your comments on this site © Crown copyright 2005 Prepared 22 March 2005 (EC) No 466/2001 (OJ No L77, 16.3.2001, p.1) as regards nitrate in foods for infants and young children, and (b) Commission Regulation (EC) No 683/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children, (regulation 2(a)). 2. These Regulations also correct certain typographical errors in the principal Regulations, (regulation 2(b) and (c). 3. A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and has been placed in the Library of each of the Houses of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Chemical Safety Division of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH Notes: [1] 1990 c. 16.back [2] Functions formerly exercisable by "the Ministers" (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28). Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act. Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Section 17(1) was amended by paragraph 12(a), section 17(2) by paragraph 12(b) and section 48 by paragraph 21, of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.back [3] OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4.).back [4] S.I. 2004/3062back [5] OJ No. L104, 8.4.2004, p.48.back [6] OJ No. L106, 15.4.2004, p.3.back ISBN 0 11 072566 2 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ http://www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/wales/w-stat.htm http://www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/wales/w-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/ni-srni.htm http://www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/ni-srni.htm http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ http://www.hmso.gov.uk/contact/comments.htm http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n1 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n2 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n3 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n4 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n5 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050775.htm#n6