The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2005

Made: 21 June 2005

Coming into force: 24 June 2005

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Title, application and commencement

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Interpretation

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Scope

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PART 2 — General Requirements for Materials and Articles

Enforcement of Regulation 1935/2004

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Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004

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PART 3 — Requirements for Vinyl Chloride

Limits and migration limits

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Methods of Analysis

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PART 4 — Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film

Controls and limits

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Migration limits for regenerated cellulose film coated with plastics

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Saving and transitional provisions and defences

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PART 5 — General

Offences and penalties

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Enforcement

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Analysis by Government Chemist

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Application of various provisions of the Act

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Amendments to the 1998 Regulations

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Revocations

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Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998

D. Elis-Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 2005-06-21

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.

[^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) and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend respectively sections 17(2) and 48 of the 1990 Act. Section 48 was also amended by the Food Safety Act (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (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.

[^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. L93, 17.4.93, p.27, as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/14/EC (OJ No. L27, 30.1.2004, p.48).

[^f00005]: OJ No. L220, 15.8.2002, p.18, as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/19/EC (OJ No. L71, 10.3.2004, p.8).

[^f00006]: S.I. 1998/1376, as amended in relation to Wales by S.I. 2000/3162, S.I. 2002/2364, S.I. 2004/3113 and S.I. 2005/325.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L338, 13.11.2004, p.4.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L213, 16.8.90, p.42.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L167, 24.6.81, p.6.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1987/1523, as amended by S.I. 1991/1476 and S.I. 1994/979.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2005/1647 (W.128).

[^f00012]: OJ No. L338, 13.11.2004, p.4.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1987/1523.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1991/1476.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1994/979.

[^f00016]: 1998 c. 38.

Editorial notes

[^key-0b718dd90f813f09483babd12f08ac0b]: Regulations revoked (6.12.2007) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3252), regs. 1(b), 25(a)