The Fish Labelling Regulations 2013

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Publication 2013-07-15
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Made: 15th July 2013

Laid before Parliament: 18th July 2013

Coming into force: 2nd September 2013

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations (except so far as relating to regulations 3 and 4 so far as they extend to Northern Ireland) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4) , 16(1) , 17(2) , 26(2)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 .

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy and makes these Regulations so far as relating to regulations 3 and 4 so far as they extend to Northern Ireland under the powers conferred by that section and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to the following Regulations to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time—Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products ;Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products ;Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy ; andCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy .

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to the following Regulations to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time—

Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products ;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products ;

Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy ; and

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy .

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety , there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement, application and extent

1

Interpretation

2

PART 2 — United Kingdom commercial designations of species

List of commercial designations of species

3

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Competent authority

4

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PART 3 — Consumer information and traceability requirements in England

Interpretation of Part 3

5

In this Part, “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990.

Consumer information and traceability requirements

6

Improvement notice

7

(1) If an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for believing that an operator has not complied with, or is not likely to comply with, a consumer information requirement or a traceability requirement, the officer may, by notice served on that operator (in this Act referred to as an “improvement notice”)— (a) state the officer's grounds for believing that the operator is failing to comply with those requirements; (b) specify the matters which constitute the operator's failure so to comply; (c) specify the measures which, in the officer's opinion, the operator must take in order to secure compliance; and (d) require the operator to take those measures, or measures which are at least equivalent to them, within such period as may be specified in the notice.

(3) In this section— (a) “consumer information requirement” and “traceability requirement” have the meanings given by regulation 6(1) of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013; (b) “operator” has the same meaning as in the specified Regulations as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013 as read with regulation 2(2)(a) of those Regulations.

Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal

8

(1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of an authorised officer of an enforcement authority to serve an improvement notice under section 10, as applied by regulation 7 of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013, may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.

Appeals against improvement notices

9

(1) On an appeal against an improvement notice served under section 10, as applied by regulation 7 of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013, the First-tier Tribunal may either cancel or affirm the notice and, if it affirms it, may do so either in its original form or with such modifications as the First-tier Tribunal may in the circumstances think fit.

Requirement to keep records

10

Requirement to produce records

11

An operator who fails to comply with the second sentence of Article 58(4) of Regulation 1224/2009 is guilty of an offence.

Penalties

12

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 10 or 11 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Application and modification of the Act

13

The Schedule (application and modification of the Act) has effect.

Enforcement

14

Review of these Regulations

15

Revocation

16

The Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2010 are revoked.

SCHEDULE — Application and modification of the Act

PART 1 — General

1

The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications—

PART 2 — Powers of entry

2

For the purpose of enabling an authorised officer of an enforcement authority to ascertain whether there is, or has been, any contravention of a consumer information requirement or a traceability requirement, section 32 of the Act (powers of entry) is modified in its application to these Regulations as follows —

(10) In this section, “consumer information requirement” and “traceability requirement” have the meanings given by regulation 6(1) of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013.

Signed

David Heath — Minister of State — 2013-07-15

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Section 6(4) was amended by section 31 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to, the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40); section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28), section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act and S.I. 2002/794.

[^f00002]: Section 16(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00003]: Section 17(2) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 and S.I. 2011/1043.

[^f00004]: Section 26(3) was partially repealed by section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00005]: Section 48(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00006]: 1990 c.16. 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 by the Secretary of State in relation to England pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations which apply in Wales or extend to Scotland remains exercisable in relation to functions that are not “exercisable in relation to Wales” under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) nor “exercisable in or as regards Scotland” under the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849), respectively.

[^f00007]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

[^f00008]: S.I. 1972/1811.

[^f00009]: Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). The power of the Secretary of State, as a designated Minister, to make regulations which extend to Northern Ireland remains exercisable by virtue of article 3(2) of S.I. 2000/2812.

[^f00010]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 21 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00011]: OJ No L 17, 21.1.2000, p 22, as last amended by OJ No L349, 19.12.2012, p4.

[^f00012]: OJ No L 278, 23.10.2001, p 6, as last amended by OJ No L 362, 20.12.2006, p 1.

[^f00013]: OJ No L 343, 22.12.2009, p 1.

[^f00014]: OJ No L 112, 30.4.2011, p 1, as amended by OJ No L 328, 10.12.2011, p 58.

[^f00015]: OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, as last amended by OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14.

[^f00016]: The list of commercial designations is published on the Defra website at www.gov.uk/defra. A copy can also be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

[^f00017]: Provisional commercial designations are published on the Defra website at www.gov.uk/defra. Copies can also be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

[^f00018]: Section 37 was amended by section 48(1) of, and paragraph 13(1) and (3) of Schedule 8 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15) and by section 146 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 23 to, that Act.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2010/420 as amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

[^f00020]: Section 30 was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).

[^f00021]: Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00022]: Section 35 was amended by section 280(2) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 26 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) and S.I. 1996/2235 and 2004/3279.

[^f00023]: Section 32 was amended by section 70 of, and paragraph 18 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16).

Editorial notes

[^c21860371]: Section 6(4) was amended by section 31 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to, the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40); section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28), section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act and S.I. 2002/794.

[^c21860381]: Section 16(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^c21860391]: Section 17(2) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 and S.I. 2011/1043.

[^c21860401]: Section 26(3) was partially repealed by section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^c21860411]: Section 48(1) was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^c21860421]: 1990 c.16. 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 by the Secretary of State in relation to England pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations which apply in Wales or extend to Scotland remains exercisable in relation to functions that are not “exercisable in relation to Wales” under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) nor “exercisable in or as regards Scotland” under the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849), respectively.

[^c21860431]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

[^c21860441]: S.I. 1972/1811.

[^c21860451]: Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). The power of the Secretary of State, as a designated Minister, to make regulations which extend to Northern Ireland remains exercisable by virtue of article 3(2) of S.I. 2000/2812.

[^c21860461]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 21 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^c21860471]: OJ No L 17, 21.1.2000, p 22, as last amended by OJ No L349, 19.12.2012, p4.

[^c21860481]: OJ No L 278, 23.10.2001, p 6, as last amended by OJ No L 362, 20.12.2006, p 1.

[^c21860491]: OJ No L 343, 22.12.2009, p 1.

[^c21860501]: OJ No L 112, 30.4.2011, p 1, as amended by OJ No L 328, 10.12.2011, p 58.

[^c21860511]: OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, as last amended by OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14.

[^c21860541]: Section 37 was amended by section 48(1) of, and paragraph 13(1) and (3) of Schedule 8 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15) and by section 146 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 23 to, that Act.

[^c21860571]: S.I. 2010/420 as amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

[^c21860581]: Section 30 was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).

[^c21860591]: Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^c21860601]: Section 35 was amended by section 280(2) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 26 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) and S.I. 1996/2235 and 2004/3279.

[^c21860611]: Section 32 was amended by section 70 of, and paragraph 18 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16).

[^key-249debeac1b0c65986b58d5ae95f58e6]: Reg. 2(1) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

[^key-5a3d8a2029dd98cdda45d80a8dd6feb1]: Reg. 4 omitted (13.12.2014) by virtue of The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(4)

[^key-adc6e4de6c690824b4c4003481b68c4a]: Words in reg. 6(1)(a) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

[^key-a5d486fcae5de91cf24d11fa0c3bf879]: Reg. 6(2)(a) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

[^key-509022c678f2d884dab4c34000b093a2]: Words in reg. 6(3) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

[^key-761fbca400823a04a9c10e8909c03405]: Reg. 6(4)(5) omitted (13.12.2014) by virtue of The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

[^key-960a3abdab71509e9bdc2790452f6c69]: Reg. 6(6) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(e)

[^key-dc39276e24ee282d6f6b4a3064d8a92d]: Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)

[^key-80df98888f8696daab68352959f4082b]: Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)

[^key-883a89fb36f58ecac0ab6cb99f98dccb]: Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)

[^key-5d8b45d9a0c767bd9fd4e6a5a2d970e8]: Words in Sch. para. 1 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)

[^key-2393a92e0b411c37c4c80d3b2d02c2cd]: Words in Sch. para. 2(b) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)

[^key-87af93988c5aa4a78e6b401f2d905666]: Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-6fa245b6c7e841b501557daa861f27be]: Word in reg. 2(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-feaac6ddc73e35dc196692ccc20533e6]: Word in reg. 2(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-3658aa2b9088083af0ae6900215ecdc5]: Words in reg. 6(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(5)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-fd73cbf5315ce5e3a81e43849f3337ff]: Sum in Reg. 6(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(5)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e1c22e3d5ee2b491acb75a92f89abb1d]: Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-2ccf8e65d25e5f7c0f412b67849e43a4]: Reg. 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-a04063ac9d03a82891ca8a4b0a4664bf]: Word in reg. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 10(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

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