Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Colours in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 3rd July 2000.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  In the principal Regulations, at the end of the definition of “Directive 95/45/EC” in regulation 2(1) there shall be added “as amended by Directive 99/75/EC(4).”.

Consequential provision

3.—(1) Reference to the principal Regulations in the provisions listed in paragraph (2) shall be taken to be references to the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.

(2) The provisions to which paragraph (1) refers are—

(a)the definition of “permitted colour” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982(5);

(b)the definition of “additive” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(6);

(c)the definition of “colour” in Part II of Schedule 1 (categories of food additives) to the Food Additives Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(7);

(d)the definition of “colour” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(8); and

(e)the definition of “the additives Regulations” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(9).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by bringing up to date a reference to Commission Directive 95/45/EC laying down specific criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (O.J. No. L226, 22.9.95, p. 1) so as to cover its amendment by Commission Directive 1999/75/EC (O.J. No. L206, 5.8.99, p. 19), which changed the specification for “E160a(i) Mixed Carotenes”, and by bringing up to date references to the 1996 Regulations in other Regulations.