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The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Lid Gaskets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2007 No. 419 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
1 October 2007
In force from
5 November 2007
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 provide for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods (OJ No. L92, 3.4.2007, p.9) (“the Commission Regulation”) The Regulations — a designate the bodies having the duty to enforce these Regulations and the Commission Regulation (regulation 3); b provide that it is an offence to contravene the requirements of Article 1 of the Commission Regulation, which provides that lids containing gaskets made of plastic materials must comply with the detailed specifications set out in the Annex to that Regulation, and specify the maximum penalties on conviction (regulation 4(1)(a) and (2)(a)); c provide that it is a summary offence to obstruct, fail to give information to or give false information to anyone enforcing these Regulations and specify the maximum penalties on conviction (regulation 4(1)(b),(c)&(d) and (2)(b)); d provide for the prosecution of a person who causes the commission of an offence under these Regulations by another person whether or not proceedings are started against the principal offender (regulation 5); e specify a time limit for commencing a prosecution (regulation 6); f provide for a defence to offences under these Regulations of exercising due diligence(regulation 7); g specify the procedure to be followed when sending a sample for analysis (regulation 8); h make provision for a reference sample to be analysed by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (regulation 9); and i apply certain provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 10).

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