The Meat Products (Wales) Regulations 2004

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1396 (W.141)

FOOD, WALES

COMPOSITION AND LABELLING

The Meat Products (Wales) Regulations 2004

Made

19 May 2004

Coming into force

31 May 2004

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)(a) and (e), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in it(2), and having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation both as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1990 c. 16.

(2)

Functions of “the Ministers” under the Food Safety Act 1990(“the 1990 Act”), so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act ”) (c.28). Sections 16(1) and 48(1) of the 1990 Act were amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8 and section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act , Schedule 6.

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.