HEALTH (MINERAL HYDROCARBONS IN FOOD) REGULATIONS 1972HEALTH (MINERAL HYDROCARBONS IN FOOD) REGULATIONS 1972 The Minister forHealth in exercise of the powers conferred on himby sections 5 ofthe Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), subsection(3) of section 38of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) andsection 6 of theHealth Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) afterconsultation withthe Minister for Industry and Commerce and theMinister forAgriculture and Fisheries hereby makes the followingRegulations:— PART I.PRELIMINARY ANDGENERAL. REG 1 1. These Regulationsmay be cited as the Health (MineralHydrocarbons inFood) Regulations, 1972. REG 2 2. TheseRegulations shall come into operation on the first day ofSeptember, 1972. REG 3 3. In theseRegulations—"authorisedofficer" means an authorised officer for the purposes ofPart IX of theHealth Act, 1947;"chewinggum" includes any product similar in its composition anduse to chewinggum;"mineralhydrocarbon" means any liquid, semi-li...