The Colours in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000
Made 17th February 2000
Laid before Parliament 29th February 2000
Coming into force 30th June 2000
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly in relation to England, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following Regulations:
(1)1990 c. 16; “the Ministers” is defined in relation to England and Wales in section 4(1) of the Act. Section 6(4)(a) of the Act was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6. Functions were transferred, in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and, by virtue of S.I. 1999/3141, functions of the Secretary of State for Wales ceased to be exercisable in relation to England.
