Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1247
Exiting The European Union
Agriculture
Food
The Specific Food Hygiene (Regulation
Made
2.40 p.m. on 9th September 2019
Laid before Parliament
4.00 p.m. on 9th September 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without a draft of the instrument being laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
As required by Article 9 of Regulation
PART 1 Introduction
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Specific Food Hygiene (Regulation
(2) Parts 1 and 2 come into force immediately before exit day.
(3) Part 3 comes into force on exit day.
PART 2 Amendment of subordinate legislation
Amendment of the Specific Food Hygiene (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
2. Omit regulation 6 of the Specific Food Hygiene (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 2 ).
PART 3 Amendment of retained direct EU legislation
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin
3. Regulation
4. In Article 3, for paragraph 2, substitute—
“ 2. Food business operators must not use any substance other than potable water—or, when Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 or this Regulation permits its use, clean water— to remove surface contamination from products of animal origin, unless use of the substance has been prescribed by the appropriate authority. Food business operators must comply with any conditions of use that may be prescribed by the appropriate authority. The use of a prescribed substance does not affect the food business operator’s duty to comply with the requirements of this Regulation. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Jo Churchill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
2.40 p.m. on 9th September 2019