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These Regulations may be cited as the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 6th April 2011.
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(1) The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) omit the definition of “the Agency”.
(3) In regulation 3(1)(a), for “the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005” substitute “the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009”.
(4) After regulation 3 insert—“
3A. 
Nothing in these Regulations prevents a bottle being marked or labelled with any other language in addition to English.”.
(5) Substitute “the Secretary of State” for “the Agency” in —
(a) regulation 4 each time it appears;
(b) paragraph 9 of Schedule 1;
(c) paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 both times it appears;
(d) paragraph 7 of Schedule 1A;
(e) paragraph 8 of Schedule 1A each time it appears; and
(f) paragraph 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3.
(6) Substitute “The Secretary of State” for “The Agency” in paragraphs 4 and 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 3.
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The amendments made to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007 by these Regulations do not affect the validity of anything duly done by the Food Standards Agency, or the validity of any notification duly given to the Food Standards Agency, under those 2007 Regulations.
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Any application made to the Food Standards Agency under the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007 that is pending immediately before 6th April 2011 is to be treated as if the application had been made to the Secretary of State.
Jim Paice
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
16th February 2011