
2008 No. 435
Agriculture
The Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Made 6th November 2008
Coming into operation 1st January 2009

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and in relation to matters relating to the promotion of rural development.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2009.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment to the Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
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(1) The Organic Farming Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 of regulation 2 (Interpretation), for the definition of “the Council Regulation”, substitute – “means Council Regulation (EEC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91””.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 6th November 2008.
John Speers
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
