The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 394 (W. 61)

Agriculture, Wales

Food, Wales

The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Made

30 March 2023

Coming into force

28 April 2023

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) section 16(1)(e) (as read with section 16(3A)) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1);

(b) section 50(3) and paragraph 16(1) to Schedule 5 of the Agriculture Act 2020(2).

The Welsh Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990(3).

There has been consultation 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(4).

In accordance with section 48(3B) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and section 50(6)(c) of the Agriculture Act 2020 a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

(1)

1990 c. 16. Section 16(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28). Section 16(3A) was inserted by section 174(1) of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31). The functions of the “Secretary of State” under the Food Safety Act 1990 are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), by virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), and section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(2)

2020 c. 21.

(3)

Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

(4)

EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.