Part II MAIN PROVISIONS

Regulations

17 Enforcement of F1F2EU F1assimilated provisions.

(1)

F3the Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision with respect to food, food sources or contact materials, including in particular provision for prohibiting or regulating the carrying out of commercial operations with respect to food, food sources or contact materials, as appears to F4him to be called for by any F5F2EU F5assimilated obligation.

(2)

As respects any F6directly applicable F2EU provision F6provisions of assimilated direct legislation which relates to food, food sources or contact materials and for which, in F4his opinion, it is appropriate to provide under this Act, F3the Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)

make such provision as F4he considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing that the F7F2EU F7assimilated provision is administered, executed and enforced under this Act; and

(b)

apply such of the provisions of this Act as may be specified in the regulations in relation to the F8F2EU F8assimilated provision with such modifications, if any, as may be so specified.

(3)

In subsections (1) and (2) above references to food or food sources shall be construed in accordance with section 16(5) above.