UK Offence Report

Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2003 No. 519 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
8 December 2003
In force from
19 January 2004
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement Council Directive 2001/113/EC concerning fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67), and also contain national measures. They revoke and replace the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982, as amended. The Regulations – a prescribe definitions and reserved descriptions for certain specified jam products (regulation 2 and Schedules 1 and 2). The products described in the entries numbered 1 to 7 of Schedule 1 are those in relation to which the Directive applies whilst those specified in the entries numbered 8 to 11 in Schedule 1 are included as national measures; b provide for the circumstances in which the Regulations apply (regulation 3); c restrict the use of reserved descriptions to the specified jam and similar products to which they relate (regulation 4); d prescribe labelling requirements for such products (regulation 5); e make provision as to the manner of marking and labelling specified jam and similar products (regulation 6); f specify a penalty for contraventions of the Regulations, the enforcement authority, and, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs (O.J. No. L186, 30.6.89, p. 23) and the European Economic Area Agreement, a defence in relation to exports (regulations 7 and 8); g apply various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (regulation 9); h revoke the previous Regulations and make consequential amendments and a transitional provision (regulations 10 and 11).

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