The Ministers, as respects any directly applicable EU provision relating to food for which, in their opinion, it is appropriate to provide under this Act—
may by regulations provide as they consider necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing that the EU provision is administered, executed and enforced under this Act; and
may apply such of the provisions of this Act as may be specified in the regulations in relation to the EU provision with such modifications, if any, as may be so specified.
For the purpose of complying with any EU obligation, or for conformity with any provision made for that purpose, the Ministers may by regulations provide as to—
the manner of sampling any food specified in the regulations, and the manner in which samples are to be dealt with, and
the method to be used in analysing, testing or examining samples of any food so specified,
and regulations made by the Ministers for that purpose, or for conformity with any provision so made, may modify or exclude any provision of this Act relating to the procuring or analysis of, or dealing with, samples or to evidence of the results of an analysis or test.