The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2005 No. 3254 (W. 247)

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II MAIN PROVISIONS

   1. 3. Competent authorities

   2. 4. Exchanging and providing information

   3. 5. Obtaining information

   4. 6. Power to issue codes of recommended practice

   5. 7. Monitoring of enforcement action

   6. 8. Power to request information relating to enforcement action

   7. 9. Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action

   8. 10. Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions

   9. 11. Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9

   10. 12. Right of appeal

   11. 13. Appeals to Crown Court against dismissal under regulation 12(1)

   12. 14. Staff of competent authority of another Member State

   13. 15. Commission experts

   14. 16. Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets

   15. 17. Execution and enforcement

   16. 18. Powers of entry

   17. 19. Obstruction etc. of officers

   18. 20. Penalties

   19. 21. Time limit for prosecutions

4. PART III OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

   1. 22. Interpretation of this Part of the Regulations

   2. 23. Feed enforcement responsibilities

   3. 24. Food enforcement responsibilities

   4. 25. Functions of the Commissioners

   5. 26. Deferred execution and enforcement

   6. 27. Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

   7. 28. Checks on products

   8. 29. Detention, destruction, special treatment, re-dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

   9. 30. Decisions pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

   10. 31. Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 30

   11. 32. Appeals to Crown Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 31

   12. 33. Serious risk to animal or public health

   13. 34. Liability for charges

   14. 35. Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

   15. 36. Analysis etc. of samples

   16. 37. Powers of entry of authorised officers of a food enforcement authority

   17. 38. Obstruction etc. of officers

   18. 39. Offences and penalties

   19. 40. Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

5. PART IV AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FOOD REGULATIONS 2004

   1. 41. Amendments to the General Food Regulations 2004

6. PART V ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

   1. 42. Offences due to fault of another person

   2. 43. Defence of due diligence

   3. 44. Offences by bodies corporate

   4. 45. Offences by Scottish partnerships

   5. 46. Protection of officers acting in good faith

   6. 47. Service of documents

   7. 48. Revocations

7. Signature

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

      1. “Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 178/2002”) means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of...

      2. “Regulation 852/2004” (“Rheoliad 852/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of...

      3. “Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 853/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of...

      4. “Regulation 882/2004” (“Rheoliad 882/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of...

      5. “Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2004/41”) means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

      1. “relevant feed law” (“cyfraith bwyd anifeiliaid berthnasol”) means —

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

      1. “relevant food law” (“cyfraith bwyd berthnasol”) means —

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      REVOCATIONS

      1. PART 1 — REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS THAT APPLY IN RELATION TO WALES AND OTHER PARTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

      2. PART 2 — REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS THAT APPLY IN RELATION TO WALES

9. Explanatory Note