2019 No. 44
The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by sections 17(1) and (2), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1)(b) and (c) of the Food Safety Act 1990 M1 as read with paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 M2 makes the following Regulations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 M3 to be construed as a reference to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act M4.
There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety M5, during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes (OJ No. L 25, 02.02.2016, p 30).
Section 48(4A) was inserted by section 40(1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.
OJ No. L 31 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/228 (OJ No. L 35, 10.02.17, p 10).
1990 c. 16. Section 17 was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”) and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 26(3) was partially repealed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 48(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.