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"the principal Regulations" ("y prif Reoliadau" ) means the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995[3]

Amendment of the principal Regulations
     3.  - (1) The principal Regulations shall be amended, in so far as they extend to Wales, in accordance with paragraph (2) below.

    (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of "Directive 95/31/EC" there shall be added at the end the words " and by Directive 2000/51/EC insofar as it relates to E965 (ii) syrup maltitol "[4].

Consequential amendment
     4.  - (1) In so far as any provision specified in regulation 3(2) of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1999[5] extends to Wales, paragraph 3(1) of that regulation shall cease to have effect in relation to such provision.

    (2) In the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, in so far as they extend to Wales, references to the principal Regulations shall be construed as references to those Regulations as amended up to and including the amendment effected by these Regulations.

    (3) The provisions to which paragraph (2) above refers are - 

(a) the definition of "permitted sweetener" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981[6];

(b) the definition of "additive" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations 1984[7];

(c) the definition of "sweetener" in Part II of Schedule 1 (categories of food additives) to the Food Additives Labelling Regulations 1992[8];

(d) the definition of "sweetener" in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995[9]; and

(e) the Food Labelling Regulations 1996[10] - 


(i) Paragraph (1) of regulation 34 (foods containing sweeteners, added sugar and sweeteners, aspartame or polyols); and

(ii) in Schedule 8 (misleading descriptions) Part I (general), the condition in column 2 opposite the description "ice cream" in column 1.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[11].


D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

17th July 2001

[2] Functions of "the Ministers" under the Food Safety Act 1990, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (SI 1999/672).back

[3] SI 1995/3123; relevant amending instruments are SI 1996/ 1477, 1997/814 and 1999/982.back

[4] The reference for Directive 2000/51/EC is OJ No. L198, 4.8.2000, p.41.back

[5] SI 1999/982.back

[6] SI 1981/1063; relevant amending instruments are SI 1983/1211 and 1995/3123.back

[7] SI 1984/1566; relevant amending instruments are SI 1995/3123, 1995 /3124 and 1995/3187.back

[8] SI 1992/1978, relevant amending instrument is SI 1995/3123.back

[9] SI 1995/3187 to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.back

[10] SI 1996/1499 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[11] 1998 c.38.back

  Prepared 6 August 2001