The Food Hygiene (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Hygiene (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and come into operation on 30th July 2012.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendments to the Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

2.—(1) The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the references to the EU instruments appearing immediately after the definition of “the Community Regulations” substitute–

““Decision 2006/766”, “Decision 2011/131”, “Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 178/2002”, “Regulation 852/2004”, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 854/2004”, “Regulation 882/2004”, “Regulation 1688/2005”, “Regulation 2073/2005”, “Regulation 2074/2005”, “Regulation 2075/2005”, “Regulation 1020/2008”, “Regulation 1021/2008”, “Regulation 219/2009”, “Regulation 596/2009”, “Regulation 669/2009”, “Regulation 1162/2009”, “Regulation 739/2011”, “Regulation 809/2011”, “Regulation 880/2011”, “Regulation 1086/2011”, “Regulation 1109/2011”, “Regulation 1169/2011”, “Regulation 1223/2011”, “Regulation 1277/2011”, “Regulation 16/2012” and “Regulation 28/2012” have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;”.

(3) After regulation 2(5) insert—

“(6) In these Regulations, any reference to an EU instrument defined in Schedule 1 is a reference to that instrument as any annex to it may be amended from time to time.”.

(4) After regulation 29 (restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption) insert—

“Special health mark

29A.— (1) The special health mark referred to in paragraph 9 of Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation 853/2004 and paragraph 7 of Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation 854/2004 shall conform with Schedule 6A”.

(5) For Schedule 1 (definitions of Community legislation) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(6) Immediately after Schedule 6 (restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption) insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6th July 2012.

Linda Devlin

A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety