The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Made: 24th September 2010

Coming into operation: 20th October 2010

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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 24th September 2010.

Andrew McCormick — 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.1) 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) and amended by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7)

[^f00004]: OJ No.L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referredto in Article 251 of the treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adoption to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p14)

[^f00005]: OJ No. L364, 20.12.2006, p.5. This Regulation has been amended by Commission Regulations (EC) No’s 1126/2007 (OJ No. L255, 29.9.2007, p.14), 565/2008 (OJ No. L160, 19.6.2008, p.20), 629/2008 (OJ No. L173, 3.7.2008, p.6), 105/2010 (OJ No.L35, 6.2.2010, p.7) and 165/2010 (OJ No. L50, 27.2.2010, p.8)

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

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

[^f00008]: OJ No. L50, 27.2.2010, p.8

[^f00009]: 1954 c.33

[^f00010]: S.R. 1991 No. 198

[^f00011]: S.R. 2009 No. 220

Editorial notes