2010 No. 321
Food
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (20.11.2012) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/384), reg. 29(c) (with reg. 3)
Made 15th September 2010
Coming into operation 20th October 2010

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PART 1 Preliminary

1 Citation and commencement
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2 Interpretation
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3 Scope
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PART 2 General Requirements for Materials and Articles

4 Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 1935/2004
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5 Offences of contravening Article 4 of Regulation 2023/2006
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6 Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 450/2009
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7 Competent authorities
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PART 3 Requirements for Vinyl Chloride

8 Limits and migration limits
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9 Methods of Analysis
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PART 4 Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film

10 Controls and limits
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11 Migration limits for regenerated cellulose film coated with plastics
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12 Saving provision and transitional defence
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PART 5 General

13 Offences and penalties
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14 Enforcement
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15 Offences due to the act or default of a third party
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16 Time limit for prosecutions
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17 General defences
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18 Procedure where a sample is to be analysed
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19 Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist
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20 Application of various provisions of the Order
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21 Consequential amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
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22 Consequential amendment to the 2009 Regulations
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23 Amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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24 Revocations
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