The Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2003

Made: 6th October 2003

Laid before Parliament: 7th October 2003

Coming into force: 1st November 2003

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Title, extent and commencement

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Interpretation

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Enforcement

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Offences relating to the packaging and selling of olive oil

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Offences relating to the designation of origin

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Offences relating to optional indications on packaging

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Offences relating to blended oils and certain foods containing olive oil

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Penalties

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Method of analysis of oil

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Approval

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Powers of authorised officers of enforcement authorities

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Protection of officers acting in good faith

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Body corporate

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Offences committed in Scotland by a Scottish partnership

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Offences due to the fault of another

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Defence of due diligence

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Revocation and Transitional Provisions

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Signed

Whitty — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2003-10-06

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

[^f00002]: The power of the Secretary of State, as a Minister designated by virtue of S.I. 1972/1811 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, to make regulations which extend to Scotland remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46). The Secretary of State’s power, as a Minister so designated, to make regulations which extend to Wales is confirmed by article 3(4) of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2788).

[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00004]: O.J. L. 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.

[^f00005]: 1984 c. 22.

[^f00006]: O.J. P. 172, 30.9.66, p. 3025.

[^f00007]: O.J. L. 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.

[^f00008]: O.J. L. 248, 5.9.91, p. 1.

[^f00009]: O.J. L. 128, 15.5.2002, p. 8.

[^f00010]: O.J. L. 155, 14.6.2002, p. 27.

[^f00011]: O.J. L. 164, 2.7.2003, p. 12.

[^f00012]: 1990 c. 16; section 5(1) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), Schedule 9, paragraph 16(1) and Schedule 18, and by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28), Schedule 5, paragraph 9. Section 5(1A) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Schedule 9, paragraph 16(1).

[^f00013]: Section 5(2) was amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (1994 c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 163(2).

[^f00014]: S.I. 1987/1783.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1999/1513.

Editorial notes

[^key-a101900839eaffaf41953f65700434e6]: Regulations revoked (1.3.2014) by The Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/195), regs. 1, 20(f)

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