S.I. No. 68/1992:

HEALTH (COLOURING AGENTS IN FOOD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

HEALTH (COLOURING AGENTS IN FOOD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 59 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), and section 54 of that Act as amended by the European Communities ( Health Act, 1947 , Amendment of Sections 54 and 61) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 333 of 1991 ) and section 38 (3) of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) and section 6 the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970 ) and, after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce and the Minister for Agriculture and Food, hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. (i) These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.

(ii) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 22nd day of April, 1992.

2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 149 of 1973 ).

3. These Regulations and the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) Regulations, 1973 as amended by the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) Regulations, 1973 to 1992.

4. The Principal Regulations as amended by the Health (Colouring Agents in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 336 of 1981) are hereby amended by:--

(i) the deletion of paragraph (a) of article 6; and

(ii) the substitution in sub-article (1) of Article 8 of the words "Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 332 of 1991 )" for "Health (Sampling of Food) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 50 of 1970 )."; and

(iii) the addition of the following article after article 13--

"14. In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations, it shall be a defence for the person charged to show that the colouring agent or food in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed was intended for export and complied with the domestic food legislation of the importing country relevant to the alleged offence.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal, of the Minister for Health this 3rd day

of April, 1992.

JOHN O'CONNELL,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations are a further implementation of EC Directive 89/397EEC on the Official Control of Foodstuffs.

Reference to the Health (Sampling of Food) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 50 of 1970 ), which have been revoked, is replaced with a reference to the Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 332 of 1991 ).

The exemption previously provided for in the case of export or re-export is replaced with a new provision.