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The Food Safety(Northern Ireland) Order 1991

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Importation

Prohibition on importation of particular foods

46.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision for—

(a)prohibiting the importation of any food of a class specified in the regulations; and

(b)excluding from the prohibition any food—

(i)which is of a description specified by or under the regulations; and

(ii)which is imported at an authorised place of entry.

(2) Regulations under this Article shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946(1) shall apply accordingly.

(3) In this Article “authorised place of entry” means any port, aerodrome or other place of entry authorised by or under the regulations and, in relation to food in a particular consignment, includes any place of entry so authorised for the importation of that consignment.

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