The Infant Formula and Follow–on Formula Regulations 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 77

FOOD

The Infant Formula and Follow–on Formula Regulations 1995

Made

15th January 1995

Laid before Parliament

16th January 1995

Coming into force

1st March 1995

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a), (b), (e) and (f), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and, in respect of regulation 21 of the following Regulations, the Secretary of State (being the Minister designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to informational and educational materials dealing with the feeding of infants and young children, donations of informational or educational equipment or materials, and donations and low price sales of supplies of infant formulae), in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48 of the said Act of 1990 with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations (in so far as the Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the said sections of the said Act of 1990), hereby make the following Regulations:—

(1)

1990 c. 16; “the Ministers” is defined in section 4(1) of the Act.

(2)

S.I. 1994/1887.

(3)

1972 c. 68.