The Food (Chilli, Chilli Products, Curcuma and Palm Oil) (Emergency Control) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and, save where the context otherwise requires, any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;

“chilli” means fruits of the genus Capsicum, dried and crushed or ground within CN Code 09042090, in whatever form;

“chilli products” means curry powder within CN Code 091050, in whatever form;

“the Commission Decision” means the Commission Decision of 23rd May 2005 on emergency measures regarding chilli, chilli products, curcuma and palm oil;

“controlled products” means chilli, chilli products and curcuma intended for human consumption and palm oil intended for direct human consumption;

“curcuma” means curcuma, dried and crushed or ground within CN Code 091030, in whatever form;

“food authority” does not include any port health authority;

“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community;

“intended for direct human consumption” has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision;

“palm oil” means palm oil within CN Code 15111090; and

“port health authority” means in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act.

(2) Any term used in the definitions of “chilli”, “chilli products”, “curcuma” and “palm oil” in paragraph (1) has the same meaning as in the Commission Decision.

(1)

1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990; section 53(2) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (1994 c. 40), Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28) and S.I. 2004/2990.