UK MINISTERS ACTING IN DEVOLVED AREAS
Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Laid in the UK Parliament: 18 March 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	Not known
Date sifting period ends in UK Parliament	N/A
Written statement under SO 30C:	Paper 25
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, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The purpose of the amendments is to correct deficiencies arising from the UK leaving the European Union in legislation relating to general food and feed safety and hygiene. The Regulations will make minimal, technical amendments to the retained direct EU law without making any material change in the level of protection given to human health or to the high standard of food and feed that consumers expect from both domestically produced and imported products. The SI makes does not transfer any European Commission functions. There is no impact on the Welsh Ministers’ executive competence or the National Assembly’s legislative competence. Legal advisers agree with the statement laid by the Welsh Government dated 20 March 2019 regarding the effect of these Regulations. The statement is comprehensive and contains all the necessary information. 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. Legal Advisers have not identified any legal reason to seek a consent motion under Standing Order 30A.10 in relation to these Regulations.