s 17 Enforcement of EU assimilated provisions.
(1) the Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision with respect to food, food sources or contact materials, including in particular provision for prohibiting or regulating the carrying out of commercial operations with respect to food, food sources or contact materials, as appears to him to be called for by any EU assimilated obligation. (2) As respects any directly applicable EU provision provisions of assimilated direct legislation which relates to food, food sources or contact materials and for which, in his opinion, it is appropriate to provide under this Act, the Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) make such provision as he considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing that the EU assimilated provision is administered, executed and enforced under this Act; and (b) apply such of the provisions of this Act as may be specified in the regulations in relation to the EU assimilated provision with such modifications, if any, as may be so specified. (3) In subsections (1) and (2) above references to food or food sources shall be construed in accordance with section 16(5) above.