UK Offence Report

The Drinking Milk Regulations 1998

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2424 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
29 September 1998
In force from
31 October 1998
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
Food Safety Act 1990

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, which apply to Great Britain, make provision for the enforcement and execution of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products for cows' drinking milk (“the Council Regulation”). These Regulations– a prohibit the sale or delivery of milk, or the use of or failure to use a sales description for any product, in contravention of the Council Regulation (regulation 3); b prohibit the importation from outside the European Community of a product for sale as drinking milk in contravention of the Council Regulation (regulation 4); c specify food authorities as enforcement bodies (regulation 5) and create offences and prescribe a penalty (regulation 6); d provide a defence in relation to exports, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC (OJ No. L186, 30.6.89, p.23) on the official control of foodstuffs, as read with the ninth recital to that Directive (regulation 7); e incorporate specified provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (regulation 8); and f revoke the Regulations specified in the Schedule to the extent specified (regulation 9), and make consequential amendments (regulation 10).

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