The Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 3052 (W.229)

FOOD, WALES

The Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Made

1 November 2005

Coming into force

11 November 2005

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in i(2)), having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation both as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) 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, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Title, application and commencement

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Honey (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005; they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 11 November 2005.

Amendments to the Honey Regulations 2003

2.  The Honey (Wales) Regulations 2003(4) are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3.  In Schedule 1, Note 1, for the words “and 6” substitute—

• “6 and 7”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(5)

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

1 November 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, correct errors in the Honey Regulations 2003 S.I. 2003/2243, to ensure accurate transposition of Council Directive 2001/110/EC concerning honey (OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p.47).

2.  A full regulatory appraisal of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business has been prepared and placed in the library of the National Assembly for Wales. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff CF10 1EW.

(1)

1990 c. 16.

(2)

Functions of the Secretary of State under the Food Safety Act 1990, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.

(4)

S.I.2003/3044 (W.288).

(5)

1998 c. 38.