Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2334 of 2004).

These Regulations provide for the enforcement and execution of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed which relates to animal feed. In particular these Regulations: (a) designate the Food Standards Agency as the national competent authority for receiving applications for the authorization of new genetically modified organisms for feed use, feed containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms, or feed produced from genetically modified organisms (reg. 3); (b) provide for enforcement authorities to enforce the provisions of these Regulations and Chapter III of the Community Regulation and to appoint inspectors (reg. 4); (c) establish penalties for failing to comply with certain specified provisions of the Community Regulation, obstruction of inspectors and failure to comply with a notice served under regulation 8(2) (reg. 5 and the Schedule); (d) apply various provisions of the Agriculture Act 1970 (c.40) with modification (reg. 6); (e) apply various provisions of the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 (reg. 7); (f) provide powers and a procedure for the inspection, seizure and detention of suspect feed and for its destruction or disposal where it does not comply with specified provisions of the Community Regulation (regs. 8 and 9); and (g) provide a time limit within which prosecutions for offences under the Regulations must be begun (reg. 10).