The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Amendment of the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—

(a)In paragraph (1)—

(i)omit the definition of “Directive 2008/38”;

(ii)after the definition “Regulation 767/2009” insert—

Regulation 2020/354” means Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 of 4 March 2020 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC(1);;

(b)In paragraph (2), for “or Regulation 767/2009” substitute “, Regulation 767/2009 or Regulation 2020/354”;

(c)in paragraph (3), for “Directive 82/475, Directive 2002/32, Directive 2008/38, Regulation 1831/2003 or Regulation 767/2009” substitute “Directive 82/475, Directive 2002/32, Regulation 1831/2003, Regulation 767/2009 or Regulation 2020/354”.

(3) For Part 7 (Implementation of Directive 2008/38) substitute—

Part 7Enforcement of Regulation 2020/354

Interpretation of this Part

16.  In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 2020/354.

Control of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes

17.  A person who contravenes or fails to comply with Article 1 (conditions on marketing), as read with Article 2 (derogation for feed which complies with the provisions of Directive 2008/38/EC) and Article 3 (derogation for feed labelled before 25 March 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 25 March 2020) commits an offence.

(4) In regulation 18 (Penalties for offences under these regulations), in paragraph (1), for “17(1)” substitute “17”.

(5) In regulation 19 (Duties to enforce), after “Regulation 767/2009” insert “, Regulation 2020/354”.

(1)

OJ No. L67, 5.3.2020, p.1