The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2007
Made - - - - 19th September 2007 Laid before Parliament 27th September 2007
Coming into force for the purpose of regulations 5, 7 and 14(3) 1st August 2008
for all other purposes 29th October 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a), 2(a) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(a), and now vested in him(b), as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act
1972(c).
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to a Community instrument or to an Annex to a Community instrument as specified in regulation 2(4) to be construed as references to that instrument or Annex as amended from time to time.
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the 1990 Act he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
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(d), there
has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
