PART 6Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
Savings and transitional provisions36
1
Any recognition of water as natural mineral water granted under the Natural Mineral Waters Regulations 1985, the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999, or the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Wales) Regulations 2007 and subsisting on the date that these Regulations come into force shall—
a
in the case of water extracted from the ground in Wales, be treated as if it were recognition granted by the food authority under regulation 4(2)(a); and
b
in the case of water extracted from the ground in a F1third country, be treated as if it were recognition granted by the Agency under regulation 4(2)(d)(i).
2
The revocation of the Regulations listed in regulation 37 does not affect the validity of any authorisation, recognition or notification made or given by the Agency or the food authority as the relevant authority under those Regulations, and any such authorisation, recognition or notification continues in effect.
3
Where an application has been made under the Regulations listed in regulation 37 to a food authority for recognition of water as natural mineral water, the application is to be treated as if it had been made under Parts 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.