The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made: 28th May 2009

Coming into operation: 1st July 2009

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Offences and penalties

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Enforcement and competent authorities

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Application of various Articles of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

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Consequential amendment

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Revocations

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 28th May 2009.

Michael McBride — A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.I) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

[^f00003]: 1972 c.68; paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51)

[^f00004]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 202/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L60, 5.3.2008, p.17)

[^f00005]: OJ No. L364, 20.12.2006, p.5; this Regulation has been amended by Commission Regulations (EC) No. 1126/2007 (OJ No. L255, 29.9.2007, p.14), 565/2008 (OJ No. L160, 19.6.2008, p.20) and 629/2008 (OJ No. L173, 3.7.2008, p.6)

[^f00006]: OJ No. L173, 3.7.2008, p.6

[^f00007]: OJ No. L40, 11.2.2009, p.7

[^f00008]: 1954 c.33

[^f00009]: S.R. 1991 No. 198

[^f00010]: S.R 1997 No. 338

[^f00011]: S.R. 2007 No. 66

[^f00012]: S.R. 2007 No. 443

Editorial notes

[^key-2f9bcb13ecd7af6a1a3ea50a87f2c21a]: Regulations revoked (20.10.2010) by The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/335), regs. 1, 7