Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 849

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dioxins) (England) Order 1992

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Order made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to be laid before Parliament under section 1(8) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.

1992 No. 849

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dioxins) (England) Order 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, being of the opinion that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is derived or may be in the future derived from creatures and crops in the area described in the following Order, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, hereby makes the following Order:

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dioxins) (England) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 20th March 1992.

Designated circumstances
    2.    In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, circumstances exist whereby creatures and crops in the area designated in article 3 below may be contaminated by dioxins or other poisonous substances and are likely to create a hazard to human health if food derived from them is consumed.

Designated area
    3.    The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

Prohibitions
    4.—(1)  No person shall cause or permit the breeding in the designated area of any creature from which food could be derived.

    (2)  No person shall move into or out of the designated area any creature from which food could be derived.

    (3)  No person shall move out of the designated area—
 (a) any food derived from a creature which is or has been in the designated area;
 (b) any thing from which food could be derived, which is derived from a creature which is or has been in the designated area;
 (c) any food derived from any crop grown in the designated area;
 (d) any thing from which food could be derived, which is derived from any crop grown in the designated area.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on


Derek Andrews

Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

19th March 1992.

[1] 1985 c. 48; section 1 was amended by section 51 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), and section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to that Act; section 1(2) defines "designating authority" and section 24(1) defines "the Ministers". back

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