The Genetically Modified Food (England) Regulations 2004

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“food authority” does not include

(a)

the council of a district of a non-metropolitan county, except where the county functions have been transferred to that council pursuant to a structural change, or

(b)

the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner and Middle Temple);

“Regulation 1829/2003” means Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed(1);

“specified Community provision” means a provision of Regulation 1829/2003 specified in Column 1 and described in Column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article so numbered in Regulation 1829/2003;

(b) any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;

(c) any reference to a Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 1829/2003 have the same meanings in these Regulations as in Regulation 1829/2003.

(1)

OJ No. L268, 18.10.2003, p.1.