The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) (Revocation) Order 2015

Made: 12th February 2015

Laid before Parliament: 23rd February 2015

Coming into force: 6th April 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), (2) and (10) and 24(1) and (3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985[^f00001], no longer being of the opinion that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food as specified in the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) Order 1992[^f00002], makes the following Order:

Title and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) (Revocation) Order 2015 and comes into force on 6th April 2015.

Revocation

2

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) Order 1992 is revoked.

Signed

Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Jane Ellison — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Department of Health — 12th February 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revokes the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2726), which contains emergency prohibitions restricting various activities in order to prevent human consumption of ducks or geese kept in the area designated in the Schedule to that Order, or of products derived from those fowl.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1985 c. 48; section 1(2) defines “designating authority”; section1(1) and (2) was amended by section 51(1) and (2)(a) and (b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c. 16); section 1(2) was further amended by the Scotland Act (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I.1999/1756 ) and by paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1992/2726.