UK MINISTERS ACTING IN DEVOLVED AREAS 

 

 

89 - The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Laid in the UK Parliament: 31 January 2019

Sifting

Subject to sifting in UK Parliament?

No

Procedure:

Affirmative

Date of consideration by the House of Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee

N/A 

Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

 

Date sifting period ends in UK Parliament

N/A

Written statement under SO 30C: 

Paper 24

SICM under SO 30A (because amends primary legislation)

Not required 

Scrutiny procedure

Outcome of sifting  

N/A 

Procedure

Affirmative

Date of consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Not known

Date of consideration by the House of Commons Statutory Instruments Committee

Not known

Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Not known

Commentary

 

These Regulations are proposed to be made by the UK Government pursuant to section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

Currently, the contaminants in food legislation is set by the EU and is implemented in the UK by statutory instruments.

 

These Regulations transfer the European Commission’s current legislative power to the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, to enable the Welsh Ministers to make regulations setting the maximum tolerances for specific contaminants.

 

Legal Advisers agree with the statement laid by the Welsh Government dated 4 February 2019 regarding the effect of these Regulations.

The above summary and the content of the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations confirm their effect.

 

Legal Advisers do not consider that any significant issues arise under paragraph 8 of the Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and the Establishment of Common Frameworks in relation to these Regulations.