- Latest available (Revised) - English
- Latest available (Revised) - Welsh
- Original (As made) - English
- Original (As made) - Welsh
The Honey (Wales) Regulations 2003
You are here:
What Version
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made).
Regulation 2(1)
SCHEDULE 1SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS AND THEIR RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Reserved descriptions | Specified honey product |
| Note 1: The description “honey” may be used for specified honey products specified in column 2 of items 1a, 1b, 2, 5 and 6 of Schedule 1. | |
| Note 2: Where the specified honey product specified in column 2 of item 9 is used as an ingredient in a compound foodstuff, the reserved description “honey” may be used in the product name of that compound foodstuff. | |
Note 3: Except in the case of products specified in column 2 of items 8 and 9 a specified honey product may additionally be described by — (i) its floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and possesses the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics of the source; (ii) its regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source; and (iii) its specific quality criteria. | |
1a.. blossom honey or } 1b.. nectar honey } | honey obtained from the nectar of plants |
2. honeydew honey | honey obtained mainly from excretions of plant sucking insects (Hemiptera) on the living part of plants or secretions of living parts of plants |
3. comb honey | honey stored by bees in the cells of freshly built broodless combs or thin comb foundation sheets made solely of beeswax and sold in sealed whole combs or sections of such combs |
4a.. chunk honey or } 4b.. cut comb in honey } | honey which contains one or more pieces of comb honey |
5. drained honey | honey obtained by draining de capped broodless combs |
6. extracted honey | honey obtained by centrifuging de-capped broodless combs |
7. pressed honey | honey obtained by pressing broodless combs with or without the application of moderate heat not exceeding 45°C |
8. filtered honey | honey obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matters in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen |
9. baker’s honey | honey which is — (a) suitable for industrial uses or as an ingredient in other foodstuffs which are then processed; and (b) may — (i) have a foreign taste or odour, (ii) have begun to ferment or have fermented, or (iii) have been overheated |
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Schedule only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. The revised version is currently only available in English.
Original (As Enacted or Made) - English: The original English language version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Original (As Enacted or Made) - Welsh:The original Welsh language version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.