United Kingdom Statutory Instruments

(i) the reference to "section 29 above" in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to that section as applied by regulation 5(5), and

(ii) in the definition of "sample" in subsection (9) the reference to "regulations under section 31 below" shall be deemed to be a reference to regulation 4(3)(b);

(d) section 33(1) (obstruction etc. of officers);

(e) section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to "any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above" shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in section 33(1)(b) as applied by sub-paragraph (d);

(f) section 35(1) (punishment of offences), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by sub-paragraph (d);

(g) section 35(2) and (3), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by sub-paragraph (e);

(h) section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and

(i) section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).

(a) has been sold or is offered or exposed for sale; or

(b) is in the possession of, or has been deposited with or consigned to, any person for the purpose of sale or of preparation for sale.

    (2) Subsections (3) to (8) below shall apply where, whether or not on an inspection carried out under subsection (1), it appears to an authorised officer that - 

(a) any person has carried out commercial operations with respect to controlled jelly confectionery, in contravention of regulation 3(1) of the Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2002, or

(b) any person has used E425: Konjac (i) Konjac gum (ii) Konjac glucomanne in the manufacture of any jelly confectionery which is intended for human consumption, in contravention of regulation 3(3) of those Regulations.

    (3) The authorised officer may either - 

(a) give notice to the person in charge of the jelly confectionery that, until the notice is withdrawn, the jelly confectionery or any specified quantity of it - 


(i) is not to be used for human consumption, and

(ii) either is not to be removed or is not to be removed except to some place specified in the notice; or



(b) seize the jelly confectionery and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace;

and any person who knowingly contravenes the requirements of a notice under paragraph (a) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

    (4) Where the authorised officer exercises the powers conferred by subsection (3)(a) above, he shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 21 days, determine whether or not he is satisfied that there has been no contravention of regulation 3(1) or (3) of the above Regulations in relation to the jelly confectionery and - 

(a) if he is so satisfied, shall forthwith withdraw the notice;

(b) if he is not so satisfied, shall seize the jelly confectionery and remove it in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace.

    (5) Where an authorised officer exercises the powers conferred by subsection (3)(b) or (4)(b) above, he shall inform the person in charge of the jelly confectionery of his intention to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace and - 

(a) any person who under regulation 3(5) of the above Regulations might be liable to prosecution in respect of the jelly confectionery shall, if he attends before the justice of the peace by whom the jelly confectionery falls to be dealt with, be entitled to be heard and to call witnesses; and

(b) that justice of the peace may, but need not, be a member of the court before which any person is proceeded against for an offence consisting of a contravention of regulation 3(1) or (3) of the above Regulations in relation to that jelly confectionery.

    (6) If it appears to a justice of the peace, on the basis of such evidence as he considers appropriate in the circumstances, that any person has contravened regulation 3(1) or (3) of the above Regulations in relation to any jelly confectionery falling to be dealt with by him under this section, he shall condemn the jelly confectionery and order - 

(a) the jelly confectionery to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used for human consumption; and

(b) any expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the destruction or disposal to be defrayed by the owner of the jelly confectionery.

    (7) If a notice under subsection (3)(a) above is withdrawn, or the justice of the peace by whom any jelly confectionery falls to be dealt with under this section refuses to condemn it, the food authority or, as the case may be, port health authority, shall compensate the owner of the jelly confectionery for any depreciation in its value resulting from the action taken by the authorised officer.

    (8) Any disputed question as to the right to or the amount of any compensation payable under subsection (7) above shall be determined by arbitration.

    (9) For the purposes of - 

(a) subsection (2)(a) above, any jelly confectionery which contains E425: Konjac (i) Konjac gum (ii) Konjac glucomannane shall be presumed until the contrary is proved to be controlled jelly confectionery; and

(b) subsection (2)(b) above, any jelly confectionery shall be presumed until the contrary is proved to be intended for human consumption.".

" (ii) is found by him on or in any premises which he is authorised to enter in pursuance of regulation 4(3)(a) of the Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2002;";

(c) subsection (c) shall be omitted; and

(d) for the words "any of the provisions of this Act or of regulations or orders made under it" in subsection (d) there shall be substituted the words "the Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) (England) Regulations 2002".