The Food Irradiation (Wales) Regulations 2009

This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1795 (W.162)

FOOD, WALES

The Food Irradiation (Wales) Regulations 2009

Made

6 July 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

7 July 2009

Coming into force

31 July2009

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (3), 17(1), 18(1)(c), 19(1)(b), 6 and 48(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990(1) which are now vested in them(2).

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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(3) there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

(1)

1990 c. 16: section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990. Section 17 was amended by paragraph 12, section 19 was amended by paragraph 14 and section 48 was amended by paragraph 21, of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28 (“the 1999 Act”). Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990. Section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 53(2) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 c. 40, Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act and S.I. 2004/2990.

(2)

Functions of “the Ministers” 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 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32).

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No.202/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L60, 5.3.2008, p.17).