The Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) (No 2) (Great Britain) Order 1990

Miscellaneous Consequential Modifications

4.—(1) In the Swine Fever Order 1963(1) in article 3(4) for the words “section 86 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955 or, as respects Scotland, by virtue of section 58 of the Food and Drug (Scotland) Act 1956,” there shall be substituted the words “inspector within the meaning of the Meat Inspection Regulations 1987 or, as respects Scotland, within the meaning of the Food (Meat Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1988,”.

(2) In the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1982(2) in regulation 3(1)(b) for the words “section 135(1) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955 or section 58(1) of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956” there shall be substituted the words “the Food Safety Act 1990”.

(3) In the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984(3) for regulation 3(1)(c) there shall be substituted the following provision–

“(c) a substance which is intended for use as food within the meaning of the Food Safety Act 1990, and which, if it is intended for use as an additive within the meaning of the Food Labelling Regulations 1984 or the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984, is intended to be supplied to the public;”.

(4) In the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages, etc) Regulations 1986(4) for regulation 13A(2) there shall be substituted the following provision–

“(2) In this regulation, “food” has the same meaning as in the Food Safety Act 1990”.

(5) In the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986(5) –

(a) in regulation 2(1) for the definition of “novel food” there shall be substituted the following definition–

• ““novel food” has the same meaning as in section 18(3) of the Food Safety Act 1990;”,

(b) in regulation 3 in paragraph (2)(b) for the words–

• “Food Act 1984;

• Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956;”

• there shall be substituted the words

  • “Food Safety Act 1990;”.

(6) In the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987(6) for regulation 3(3)(a) there shall be substituted the following provision–

“(a) a substance which is intended for use as food within the meaning of the Food Safety Act 1990, and which, if it is intended for use as an additive within the meaning of the Food Labelling Regulations 1984 or the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984, is intended to be supplied to the public;”.

(7) In the Patents (Licences of Right) (Exception of Pesticidal Use) Order 1989(7) –

(a) in article 2(2)(g)(bb) for the words–

• “Food Act 1984;

• Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956;”

• there shall be substituted the words

  • “Food Safety Act 1990;”,

  (b)

  in article 2(4) for the definition of “food” there shall be substituted the following definition–

  • ““food” has the same meaning as in the Food Safety Act 1990;”,

  (c)

  in article 2(4) for the definition of “novel food” there shall be substituted the following definition–

  • ““novel food” has the same meaning as in section 18(3) of the Food Safety Act 1990;”.

(1)

S.I. 1963/286 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).

(2)

S.I. 1982/1496 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).

(3)

S.I. 1984/1244 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).

(4)

S.I. 1986/1951 (amended by S.I. 1989/105).

(5)

S.I. 1986/1510.

(6)

S.I. 1987/37 (to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order).

(7)

S.I. 1989/1202.