Food (Incorporation of Food Standards Code) Regulation 2000 (NSW)

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Food Act 1989.

CRAIG KNOWLES M.P.,

Minister for Health

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Food (Incorporation of Food Standards Code) Regulation 2000.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2000.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Food Standards Code (Incorporation) Regulation 1995 which is repealed on 1 September 2000 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definitions(1)

In this Regulation:

Food Standards Code means the code published under that name in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 August 1987 together with any amendments of the standards contained in that Code:

• (a)

  that were approved by the National Food Standards Council before the commencement of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 of the Commonwealth and that were published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette as forming part of that code, or

• (b)

  that were or are made under the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 of the Commonwealth.

(2)

For the purposes of the Food Standards Code:

relevant authority means the Director-General of the Department of Health of New South Wales.

the Act means the Food Act 1989.

(3)

The explanatory note and notes in the text of this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4Incorporation of Food Standards Code(1)

The Food Standards Code, as in force from time to time, is incorporated in this Regulation and applies as a law of New South Wales.

(2)

The standards set out in the Food Standards Code are prescribed for the purposes of the Food Act 1989.

5Savings provision

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Food Standards Code (Incorporation) Regulation 1995, had effect under that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation.