The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004

Made: 18 November 2004

Laid before Parliament: 25 November 2004

Coming into force: 20th December 2004

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Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Offences and penalties

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Enforcement

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Modification of section 29 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (procurement of samples) and analysis of samples

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Defence in relation to exports

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Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

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Re–export or destruction of food imported into England that does not comply with these Regulations

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Secondary treatment of food imported into England that does not comply with these Regulations

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Transitional provisions

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Consequential amendments

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Revocations

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Melanie Johnson — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2004-11-18

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16.

[^f00002]: 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 1999 Act.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4).

[^f00004]: OJ No. L77, 16.3.2001, p.1, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 81/2002 (OJ No. L266, 3.10.2002, p.30 EEA supplement No. 49, 3.10.2002).

[^f00005]: OJ No. L313, 30.11.2001, p.60, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 81/2002.

[^f00006]: OJ No. L321, 6.12.2001, p.1, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 81/2002.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L37, 7.2.2002, p.4, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 139/2002 (OJ No. L19, 23.1.2003, p.3 and EEA supplement No. 5, 23.1.2003).

[^f00008]: OJ No. L41, 13.2.2002, p.12, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 100/2002 (OJ No. L298, 31.10.2002, p.13 and EEA supplement No. 54, 31.10.2002, p.11).

[^f00009]: OJ No. L75, 16.3.2002, p.18, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 161/2002 (OJ No. L38, 13.2.2003, p.16 and EEA supplement No. 9, 13.2.2003, p.13).

[^f00010]: OJ No. L80, 23.3.2002, p.42.

[^f00011]: OJ No. L86, 3.4.2002, p.5, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 161/2002.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L155, 14.6.2002, p.63, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 161/2002.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L203, 12.8.2003, p.1.

[^f00014]: OJ No. L326, 13.12.2003, p.12.

[^f00015]: OJ No. L42, 13.2.2004, p.3

[^f00016]: OJ No. L74, 12.3.2004, p.11.

[^f00017]: OJ No. L106, 15.4.2004, p. 6.

[^f00018]: OJ No. L372, 31.12.1985, p.50.

[^f00019]: OJ No. L290,24.11.1993, p.14.

[^f00020]: OJ No. L201, 17.7.1998, p.93, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 93/1999 (OJ No. L296, 23.11.2000, p.58).

[^f00021]: OJ No. L75, 16.3.2002, p.44, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 161/2002.

[^f00022]: OJ No. L332, 19.12.2003, p.38.

[^f00023]: OJ No. L113, 20.4.2004, p.14.

[^f00024]: OJ No. L77, 16.3.2001, p.14.

[^f00025]: OJ No. L325, 8.12.2001, p.34.

[^f00026]: OJ No. L75, 16.3.2002, p.38.

[^f00027]: OJ No. L209, 6.8.2002, p.5.

[^f00028]: OJ No. L252, 20.9.2002, p.40.

[^f00029]: OJ No. L113, 20.4.2004, p.17.

[^f00030]: OJ No. L203, 12.8.2003, p.40.

[^f00031]: OJ No. L42, 13.2.2004, p.16.

[^f00032]: 1984 c. 22.

[^f00033]: The requirement is that the minimum number of units required for a laboratory sample in such circumstances is 10.

[^f00034]: OJ No. L187, 16.7.2002, p.30.

[^f00035]: 1980 c. 43.

[^f00036]: S.I. 1990/2463; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/1603, S.I. 2002/890 and S.I. 2003/1478.

[^f00037]: S.I. 1992/496.

[^f00038]: S.I. 2003/1478.

Consequential amendments

Revocations

Editorial notes

[^key-58e7749c86de739e88b1ebd621bac869]: Regulations revoked (1.1.2006) by The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3251), regs. 1, 8

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