2011 No. 400 (W.57)
FOOD, WALES

The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e), 17(1), 26(1)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in them2.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, they have taken into account relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

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 safety3 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title, commencement and application1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and they come into force on 14 March 2011.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendments to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 20072.

(1)

The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 20074 (“the 2007 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3(1)(a), for “the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 20055” substitute “the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 20096”.

(3)

Insert after regulation 3—

“Additional language3A.

Nothing in these Regulations prevents a bottle being marked or labelled with any other language in addition to English.”.

Gwenda Thomas
Deputy Minister for Social Services under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3165 (W.276)) by:

(a

updating the reference to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2297) in regulation 3(1)(a) of the 2007 Regulations (regulation 2(2)); and

(b)

providing that languages in addition to English may be used on the marking or label (regulation 2(3)).