The Food Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005

Made: 22nd March 2005

Laid before Parliament: 24th March 2005

Coming into force: 20th May 2006

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Title, application and commencement

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Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996

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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 — 22nd March 2005

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990; section 53(2) was amended by Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28) and S.I. 2004/2990.

[^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 and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend respectively sections 17(1) and 48 of the 1990 Act. Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act and 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. Regulation 13(4) of S.I. 2000/656 expressly authorises the Secretary of State to amend existing Regulations made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (whether with others or not) under the 1990 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]: S.I. 1996/1499; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/1398, 1999/747, 1136, 1483, 2000/768, 2254, 2003/474, 2075, 2647, 2004/2824.

[^f00005]: OJ No. L162, 30.4.2004, p.76.

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Editorial notes

[^key-6d9299f7109e5e68b5fe3abcd2b3769c]: Regulations revoked (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), Sch. 6 Pt. 1, Entry 19