The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2009

Made: 14th May 2009

Laid before Parliament: 21st May 2009

Coming into force: 1st July 2009

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Title, application 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 sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

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Consequential amendment

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Revocations

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Dawn Primarolo — Minister of State, — Department of Health — 14th May 2009

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. Sections 17 and 48 were amended by paragraphs 12 and 21 respectively of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c.28), “the 1999 Act”. Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990. Section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 53(2) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (1994 c.40), Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act 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 1999 Act. Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the NationalAssembly for Wales by S.I.1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c.32).. 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.

[^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. That Regulation was 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 permanent 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’s 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]: 1984 c. 22.

[^f00009]: S.I.1990/2463; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1999/1603, S.I.2004/3062, S.I. 2006/1464 and S.I. 2007/210.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2007/210, as amended by 2007/2983.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2007/2983.

Editorial notes

[^key-a7456ef8d8810a1780a5414900cbb9a1]: Regulations revoked (20.10.2010) by The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2010 (revoked) 2010 (S.I. 2010/2228), regs. 1, 7