Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1271

Food, England

The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

15th November 2021

Laid before Parliament

16th November 2021

Coming into force

12th December 2021

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a)

sections 6(4), 16(1)(a) and (e), 26(1)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1); and

(b)

sections 114A and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2).

So far as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990.

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(3), during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

(1)

1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), paragraphs 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5, and Schedule 6, to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) and S.I. 2002/794; sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999; section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

(2)

1998 c. 31; section 114A was substituted for section 114, as originally enacted, by section 86(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) and amended by section 8(1) of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (2009 nawm 3) and S.I. 2010/1158; there is an amendment to section 138(7) which is not relevant to these Regulations; see section 142(1) for the meaning of “regulations”.

(3)

EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.