Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 949
Food, England
Public Health, England
The Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
30th August 2023
Laid before Parliament
4th September 2023
Coming into force
30th September 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)(e) and (f) of the Food Safety Act 1990( 1 ) (“ the 1990 Act ”).
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 48(4)( 2 ) of the 1990 Act.
The Secretary of State has had regard to the fact that no relevant advice has been given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A)( 3 ) of the 1990 Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023;
(b) come into force on 30th September 2023;
(c) extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021
2. —(1)The Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021( 4 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(1A) (commencement etc.), for “2023” substitute “2025” .
(3) In regulation 5(5) (restriction on the price promotion of specified food), for “these Regulations come” substitute “this regulation comes” .
Neil O’Brien,
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
30th August 2023
1990 c. 16 . Section 16(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) ; there are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.
Section 48(4) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 and S.I. 2004/2990 .
Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
S.I. 2021/1368 was amended by S.I. 2022/1007 .