The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2010

Made: 28 September 2010

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 30 September 2010

Coming into force: 22 October 2010

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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

Gwenda Thomas — Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 28 September 2010

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, S.I. 2004/2990 and S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00002]: Functions 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 thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32).

[^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) and amended by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c. 7).

[^f00004]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).

[^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) , 629/2008 (OJ No. L173, 3.7.2008, p.6), 105/2010 (OJ No. L35, 6.2.2010, p.7) and 165/2010 (OJ No. L50, 27.2.2010, p.8)

[^f00006]: OJ No. L173, 3.7.2008, p.6.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L40, 11.2.2009, p.7.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L50, 27.2.2010, p.8.

[^f00009]: 1984 c. 22.

[^f00010]: Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00011]: Section 35(1) is amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c. 44), Schedule 26, paragraph 42, from a date to be appointed.

[^f00012]: Section 35(3) was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00013]: Section 36A was inserted by the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), Schedule 5, paragraph 16.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1990/2463; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/1603, S.I. 2005/364 (W.31), S.I. 2006/485 (W.55), S.I. 2006/1850 (W.193), S.I. 2007/840 (W.73) and S.I. 2009/1386 (W.142).

[^f00015]: S.I. 2009/1386 (W.142), as amended by S.I. 2009/2939 (W. 256).

Editorial notes

[^key-e5a3e14b7c1d83763edfa28946f0279a]: Regulations revoked (31.10.2013) by The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2493), regs. 1(1), 10(d)

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