Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1476

      The Food Safety (Exports) Regulations 1991

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 1476

FOOD

The Food Safety (Exports) Regulations 1991

Made 20th June 1991
Laid before Parliament 5th July 1991
Coming into force 26th July 1991


    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 4(1), 16(1), (2) and (3), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby make the Following Regulations:—
    Title and commencement
        1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Food Safety (Exports) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 26th July 1991.
    Amendment of existing food related Regulations
        2.—(1)  After the last regulation in each of the Regulations specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedules 1 and 2 to these Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation numbered sequentially—

        Defences in relation to exports
        In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the food in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed—

          "(a)  was intended for export and complied with the importing country's domestic legislation relevant to the alleged offence ; or

          (b)  was intended for export and was prepared and labelled for sale before 26th July 1991." .


        (2)  The provisions of the Regulations, if any, specified in column 3 of Schedules 1 and 2 to these Regulations shall be revoked.
    Amendment of the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987
        3.—(1)  After the last regulation in the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987[2] there shall be inserted the following regulation numbered sequentially—

        Defences in relation to exports
        In any proceedings under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the material or article in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed—

          "(a)  was intended for export and complied with the importing country's domestic legislation relevant to the alleged offence ; or

          (b)  was intended for export and was prepared and labelled for sale before 26th July 1991." .


        (2)  Regulation 3(c) of those Regulations shall be revoked.


In witness thereof the Official Sela of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
20th June 1991.

L.S.
John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Stephen Dorrell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health

18th June 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

18th June 1991

Strathclyde

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office

19th June 1991




Notes:

[1] 1990 c. 16. back

[2] S.I. 1987/1523, amended by S.I. 1990/2487. back

 

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