This Statutory Instrument, which has been made first in consequence of the correction of a defect in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002 which was reflected in S.I. 2002/890 and second to correct an error in the definition of “port health authority” in S.I. 2002/890 , is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1923
FOOD, ENGLAND
The Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
Made
22nd July 2002
Laid before Parliament
22nd July 2002
Coming into force
24th July 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16(1)(a) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990( 1 ), and now vested in him( 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 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 ), and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Contaminants in Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 24th July 2002.
Amendment of the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2002
2. In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2002( 4 ) (interpretation)—
(a) for the definition of “the Commission Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition—
“ “the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs ( 5 ) as amended by Commission Regulation ( (EC) No. 221/2002 6 ) , Commission Regulation ( (EC) No. 257/2002 7 ) , Commission Regulation ( (EC) No. 472/2002 8 ) as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 2002 ( 9 ) and Commission Regulation ( (EC) No. 563/2002 10 ) as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 2002 ( 11 ) ; ” ; and
(b) for the definition of “port health authority” there shall be substituted the following definition—
“ “port health authority” means—
(a)in relation to the London port health district (within the meaning given to that phrase for the purposes of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 ( 12 ) by section 7(1) of that Act), the Common Council of the City of London; and
(b)in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
22nd July 2002
Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 ( 1999 c. 28) . Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act. Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 ( 1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Section 17(2) was amended by paragraph 12(b), and section 48 by paragraph 21, of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.
OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
OJ No. L77, 16.3.2001, p.1.
OJ No. L37, 7.2.2002, p.4.
OJ No. L41, 13.2.2002, p.12.
OJ No. L75, 16.3.2002, p.18.
OJ No. L80, 23.3.2002, p.42.
OJ No. L86, 3.4.2002, p.5.
OJ No. L155, 14.6.2002, p.63.