(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/43) and the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476) in order to ensure that the amendments made by those Regulations apply to infant formula or follow-on formula made from protein hydrolysates from 22nd February 2022 instead of 22nd February 2021.
Section 8C(1)(c) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) is relied upon to amend S.I. 2020/1476 as a consequence of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.