Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and, save where otherwise indicated, any expression used bothe in these Regulations and in the Act has the same meaning as in the Act;
“commercial operation”(“gweithrediadmasnachol”) does not include exporting;
“the Commission Decision” (“Penderfyniad y Comisiwn”) means Commission Decision 2004/374/EC suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly mini-cups containing the food additives E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E417 and/or E418(2);
“controlled jelly mini-cups” (“jeli cwpanau bach sydd dan reolaeth”) means any jelly mini-cups which contain any of the relevant food additives and which are intended for human consumption;
“food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the meaning that it bears by virtue of section 5(1A) of the Act; and
“the relevant food additives” (“yr ychwan gion bwyd p rthnasol”) means the food additives E400: alginic acid; E401: sodium alginate; E402: potassium alginate; E403: ammonium alginate; E404: calcium alginate; E405: propane 1,2-diol alginate; E406: agar; E407: carrageenan; E407a: processed euchema seaweed; E410: locust bean gum; E412: guar gum; E413: tragacanth; E414: acacia gum; E415: xanthan gum; E417: tara gum and E418: gellan gum.
(2) Any term used both in these Regulations and in the Commission Decision has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision.
(3) Where any functions under the Act are assigned—
(a)by an order under section 2 or 7 of the Public Healthe (Control of Disease) Act 1984(3), to a port healthe authority;
(b)by an order under section 6 of the Public Healthe Act 1936(4), to a joint board for a united district; or
(c)by an order under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 8 to the ocal Government Act 1985(5), to a single authority for a metropolitan county,
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 which they are so assigned.
OJ No. L118, 23.4.200 , p.70.
1984 c. 22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.
1936 c. 49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.
1985 c. 51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.