The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Wales) Regulations 2009

InterpretationE+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990;

the Commission Regulation” (“Rheoliad y Comisiwn”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009 on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses;

food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the meaning that it bears by virtue of section 5(1A) of the Act; and

specified provision” (“darpariaeth benodedig”) means any provision of the Commission Regulation that is specified in Column 1 of the Schedule and whose subject-matter is described in Column 2 of the Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), any expression other than one defined in paragraph (1) that is used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act.

(3) Any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Commission Regulation has the meaning that it bears in the Commission Regulation.

(4) Where any functions under the Act are assigned—

(a)by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M1, to a port health authority; or

(b)by an order under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 M2, to a joint board for a united district,

any reference in these Regulations to a food authority is construed, so far as relating to those functions, as a reference to the authority to whom they are so assigned.

(5) In these Regulations any reference to the Annex to the Commission Regulation is a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

Marginal Citations

M11984 c. 22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

M21936 c. 49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.