The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1 makes regulation 41(2) of the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1), 16(2) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 19912.

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency before making regulation 41(2) of the following Regulations.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations (apart from regulation 41(2)) in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food and measures relating to feed produced for or fed to food-producing animals4, the common agricultural policy of the European Community5 and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health6.