The Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Title and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 14th February 2007.

Amendments to the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definitions of the Community instruments appearing immediately after the definition of “the Community Regulations” there are substituted the following definitions—

““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 2076/2005”, “Regulation 575/2006”, “Regulation 776/2006”, “Regulation 1662/2006”, “Regulation 1663/2006”, “Regulation 1664/2006”, “Regulation 1665/2006”, “Regulation 1666/2006” and “Regulation 1791/2006” have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;”.

(3) For Schedule 1 (definitions of Community legislation) there is substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Caroline Flint

Minister of State,

Department of Health

9th January 2007