
2010 No. 321
Food
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (revoked)
Made 15th September 2010
Coming into operation 20th October 2010
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PART 1 Preliminary
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Scope
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PART 2 General Requirements for Materials and Articles
Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 1935/2004
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Offences of contravening Article 4 of Regulation 2023/2006
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Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 450/2009
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Competent authorities
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PART 3 Requirements for Vinyl Chloride
Limits and migration limits
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Methods of Analysis
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PART 4 Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film
Controls and limits
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Migration limits for regenerated cellulose film coated with plastics
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Saving provision and transitional defence
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PART 5 General
Offences and penalties
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Enforcement
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Offences due to the act or default of a third party
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Time limit for prosecutions
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General defences
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Procedure where a sample is to be analysed
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Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist
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Application of various provisions of the Order
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Consequential amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
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Consequential amendment to the 2009 Regulations
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Amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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Revocations
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