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1996 No. 1477

FOOD

The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 16(1)(a) and 17(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:

Title and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 28th June 1996.

Amendment of the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 19952

For paragraph (2) of regulation 3 of the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 19952 there shall be substituted the following—

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Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall use any sweetener in or on any food.

Angela BrowningParliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health:

CumberlegeParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Health

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales:

Jonathan EvansParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
LindsayParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 28th June 1996, amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) so that the use of any sweetener in or on any food is prohibited except where regulation 3(3) of the principal Regulations provides that use is permitted.