Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 14th December 1998.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1).
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2.—(1) In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, after the definition of “authorised officer” there shall be inserted–
““the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis(2), as amended up to and including the amendments effected by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/98(3);”.
(2) In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, in the definition of “the Council Regulation”, for “in particular by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1915/87 and (EEC) No. 356/92” there shall be substituted “up to and including the amendments effected by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1638/98(4)”.
(3) In each of regulations 3(1), 3(3) and 5A of the principal Regulations, for “Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2568/91 (as amended)” there shall be substituted “the Commission Regulation”.
(4) Regulation 3(2) of the principal Regulations shall be deleted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
L.S.
J. R. Kearney
Assistant Secretary
3rd November 1998.