UK Offence Report

The Preserved Sardines (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1990

UK Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1084 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
16 May 1990
In force from
14 June 1990
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
European Communities Act 1972, Food Act 1984

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 make provision for the execution and enforcement of directly applicable Community provisions relating to the marketing of preserved sardines in the Community set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89 (OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.79). The Regulations— a designate enforcement authorities (regulation 3); b add a power to require the production of books and documents, and to take copies of books and documents, to the powers available to authorised officers of the enforcement authorities under Part VI of the Food Act 1984 (“the Act”) (regulation 4); c prescribe offences and penalties (regulation 5); d make certain provisions of the Act apply to prosecutions or proceedings under regulation 5 of the Regulations as if they were prosecutions or proceedings under the Act (regulation 6). Section 91 of the Act contains offences of obstructing any person acting in the execution of regulations made under the Act. The enforcement provisions of Part VI of the Act apply to these Regulations.

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