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City of London 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SCHEDULE
| Column 1. | Column 2. | |
| Part of the Regulations to be amended | Amendment | |
| l. Article 7. | Insert after the word 'Minister' where it first appears the words 'the Minister of Food'. | |
| 2. Paragraph (l) of Article 10. | -ditto- | |
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1948 No. 1121.
The Public Health (Imported Food) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations, 1948.
The Public Health (imported Food) Regulations, 1937, as amended shall
be further amended as to the parts thereof referred to in Column 1 of the
Schedule to these Regulations in the manner specified in relation thereto in
Column 2 of the said Schedule.
SCHEDULE
| Column 1. | Column 2. |
| Part of the Regulations to be amended | Amendment. |
| l. Paragraph (l) of Article 2. | Substitute for the definition of 'the Minister' the following definition:- "the Minister' means the Minister of Food". |
| 2. Article 20. | Substitute for the word 'Minister' wherever it appears the words 'Minister of Health'. |
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1948 No. 1122
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) (Amendment)
Regulations, 1948.
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923, as amended, shall
be further amended by substitution in paragraph (l) of Article 2 thereof for
the definition of "The Minister" the following definition
"The Minister' means the Minister of Food".
FOOD INSPECTION.
The substance of these Amending Regulations is that the central
Authority responsible for the policy and practice underlying the Public
Health (imported Food) Regulations and the Public Health (Preservatives etc.,
in Food) Regulations is henceforth the Ministry of Food and no longer the
Ministry of Health. It is in fact a bookkeeping transfer and it remains to
be seen whether it will be of advantage to Port Health Authorities whose duty
it is to give effect to the Regulations.
On the other hand the effect of the Public Health (Imported Food)
Amendment Regulations which came into force on the 1st May, 1948 is to
remove the prohibition of the import into England and wales of any mutton or
lamb from which a lymphatic gland has been removed.
To explain the intent and effect of this amendment one must refer to the
(19)