The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

6.  In regulation 11 (transitional provision and exemption) after paragraph (1A) there shall be inserted –

“(1B) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations which allege a contravention of regulations 3, 4 or 5 it shall be a defence to prove that –

(a) the act was committed before 29th January 2006;

(b) the act was that of –

(i) selling a sweetener or food, or

(ii) using a sweetener in or on food,

which in either case was placed on the market before 29th July 2005; and

(c) the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulations 3(1)(a) or (c) or (2), or 4 to 7 of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 had not been made when the act was committed.”.