The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Instruments, orders and judgements: consequential provisions

12.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, any provision relating to a transferred function—

(a) in an instrument made before the coming into force of these Regulations; or

(b) in a court order or judgment made or given before the coming into force of these Regulations,

shall have effect, so far as may be necessary or expedient in preparation for, in connection with, or in consequence of the transfer of that function to the Agency, as if any references in that provision (including any references which are to be construed as such references) to, or to the officers of, the Minister, the Ministry, the Secretary of State for Health or the National Assembly for Wales, were references to the Agency, or to its officers, as the context may require.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply—

(a) to any authorisation, licence or provisional licence issued for the purposes of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 in force at the coming into force of these Regulations; or

(b) to any relevant designation after the expiry of the period of six months beginning at the coming into force of these Regulations.

(3) Paragraph (1) above shall apply to provisions of codes of practice issued under section 40 of the Food Safety Act 1990 before the coming into force of these Regulations but shall not apply so as to treat the authority by which the code was issued as altered.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) above, a “relevant designation” is a designation of an official veterinary surgeon, in force at the coming into force of these Regulations, under or for any purpose relating to—

(a) the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

(b) the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; or

(c) the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.