- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 1799 (W.124)
The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000
© Crown Copyright 2002
Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Badge of Wales may be reproduced only where it is an integral part of the original document.
The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000, ISBN 0-11-090095-2. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.
Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.
To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
| Made | 7th July 2000 | ||
| Coming into force | 8th July 2000 |
In exercise of powers conferred on Ministers of the Crown 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 now vested in the National Assembly for Wales[2], after having regard in accordance with section 48 (4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act with such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following Regulations, the National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1. -
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000, shall come into force on 8th July 2000 and shall apply to Wales.
(2) In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" ("y prif Reoliadau") means the Colours in Food Regulations 1995[3].
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2.- The principal Regulations, in so far as they apply to Wales, shall be amended by the addition, at the end of the definition of "Directive 95/45/EC" in regulation 2(1), of the words", as amended by Directive 1999/75/EC"[4].
Consequential provision
3. -
(1) References to the principal Regulations in the provisions listed in paragraph (2) below shall, in so far as those provisions apply to Wales, be taken to be references to the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.
(2) The provisions to which paragraph (1) above refers are -
-
(a) the definition of "permitted colour" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981[5];
(b) the definition of "additive" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations 1984[6];
(c) the definition of "colour" in Part II of Schedule 1 (categories of food additives) to the Food Additive Labelling Regulations 1992([7]
(d) the definition of "colour" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995[8]; and
(e) the definition of "the additives Regulations" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996[9].
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[10]
Jane Davidson
The Deputy Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales
7th July 2000
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply only to Wales, amend the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 ("the 1995 Regulations") by bringing up to date a reference to Commission Directive 95/45/EC laying down specific criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (0J No. L226, 22.9.95, p.1), so as to cover its amendment by Commission Directive 1999/75/EC (OJ No. L206, 5.8.1999, p.19) which changed the specification for "E160a(i) Mixed Carotenes", and by bringing up to date references to the 1995 Regulations in other Regulations.
The 1995 Regulations specify the circumstances in which colours (defined as being food additives which are used or intended to be used for the primary purpose of adding or restoring colouring in food) are permitted to be used or sold. Any colour can only be so permitted if it satisfies the purity criteria specified in Commission Directive 95/45/EC.
Notes:
[1] 1990 c.16; Section 6(4) of the Act was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40) and by paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28). Section 48 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).back
[2] Functions vested in Minsters of the Crown were, in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672.back
[4] OJ No. L206, 5.8.99, p.19.back
[5] S.I. 1981/1063;the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/3124.back
[6] S.I. 1984/1566; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/3123, 1995/3124 and 1995/3187.back
[7] S.I 1992/1978; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/3124.back
[8] S.I. 1995/3187; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back
[9] S.I. 1996/1499; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations;see also S.I. 1999/1136.back
ISBN 0-11-090095-2