Scottish Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 100
Food
The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
3rd March 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Scottish Ministers, make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 61(a) and (b) of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015() and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2015.
(3) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Food (Scotland) Act 2015;
“the 1999 Act” means the Food Standards Act 1999();
“the 2015 Act” means the Food (Scotland) Act 2015;
“the Agency” means “the Food Standards Agency”;
“Agency document” means any document issued or made by or on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, including—
(c)
operation manuals, and other documents containing guidance, relating to the protection of public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food (including risks caused by the way in which it is produced or supplied) or otherwise relating to the protection of the interests of consumers in relation to food;
(d)
appointments (other than any appointment to an advisory committee);
(e)
approvals, authorisations, licences, provisional licences and registrations;
Amendment of secondary legislation
2. The Regulations specified in the Schedule are amended by substituting “Food Standards Scotland” for “Foods Standards Agency”.
3. Paragraph (ca) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (No. 2) Order 2002 is amended by substituting “Food Standards Scotland” for “the Food Standards Agency”.
Transitional provisions
4. On the coming into force of this Order any proceedings raised by, or against, the Food Standards Agency which relate to Scotland and which have not been finally determined are to be treated as having been raised by, or against, Food Standards Scotland.
5. Any Agency document insofar as relating to Scotland issued or made, prior to the coming into force of this Order, so far as may be necessary or expedient for any function of Food Standards Scotland is deemed to be issued or made by Food Standards Scotland.
MAUREEN WATT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd March 2015
Regulation 3
SCHEDULEAmendment of Regulations
1. The Ice Cream (Scotland) Regulations 1948(); at—
2. The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989(); at—
3. The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1991(); at—
4. The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995(); at—
5. The Feeding Stuffs (Establishments and Intermediaries) Regulations 1999(); at—
6. The Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Regulations 1999(); at—
7. The Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Scotland) Regulations 2000(); at—
8. The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002(); at:—
9. The Registration of Establishments Keeping Laying Hens (Scotland) Regulations 2003(); at:—
10. The Genetically Modified Food (Scotland) Regulations 2004(); at—
11. The Genetically Modified Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2004(); at—
12. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(); at:—
13. The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(); at—
14. The Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006(); at—
15. The Notification of Marketing of Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Scotland) Regulations 2007(); at—
16. The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(); at—
17. The Nutrition and Health Claims (Scotland) Regulations 2007(); at—
18. The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007(); at—
19. The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Scotland) Regulations 2007(); at—
20. The Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(); at—
21. The Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009(); at—
22. The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2009(); at—
23. The Food Irradiation (Scotland) Regulations 2009(); at—
24. The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Scotland) regulations 2009(); at—
25. The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009(); at—
26. The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010(); at—
regulation 2(1) (interpretation) at the definitions of “cutting plant” and “slaughterhouse”;
regulation 3 (appointment of competent authority);
regulation 12(2) (appointment of inspectors);
regulation 14(3) (powers of inspectors);
regulation 16(2)(a)(ii);
regulation 20(3) (enforcement); and
Schedule 7 (specified risk material, mechanically separated meat and slaughtering techniques), paragraphs 1, (appointment of the Food Standards Agency as the competent authority) and the heading to that paragraph becomes “Appointment of Food Standards Scotland as the competent authority”; 9(3)(b)(iii) (sheep and goats in a slaughterhouse), 13(1) and (2) (authorisation of cutting plants by the Food Standards Agency) and the heading to that paragraph becomes “Authorisation of cutting plants by Food Standards Scotland” and 16(2)(a)(ii) (staining and disposal of specified risk material).
27. The Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010(); at—
28. The Disclosure (Persons Engaged in the Investigation and Reporting of Crime or Sudden Deaths) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(); in—
29. The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(); at:—
30. The Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011(); at—
31. The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012(); at—
32. The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012(); at—
regulation 6(1)(a) and (b) (competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004 and Regulation 2023/2006).
regulation 8 (competent authorities for the purposes of regulation 450/2009);
regulation 15 (a) and(b) (competent authorities for the purposes of regulation 10/2011); and
regulation 20 (2) (execution and enforcement).
33. The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012(); at—
34. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012(); at—
35. The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013(); at—
36. The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013(); at—
37. The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014(); at—
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order makes provision in consequence of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). The Order comes into force on 1st April 2015.
Article 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Order make provision modifying secondary legislation. The modifications provided for are in consequence of provision in the 2015 Act which establishes Food Standards Scotland and provides that the relevant functions of the Food Standards Agency within the meaning of section 35 of the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 cease to be exercisable in Scotland.
Articles 4 and 5 provide for transitional provisions.