Scottish Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 453
AGRICULTURE
The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Made
28th December 2000
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
3rd January 2001
Coming into force
31st January 2001
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1) and (1A), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 74(1), 74A, 77(4), 78(6) and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(1) and, after consultation as required by section 84(1) of the said Act with the persons or organisations appearing to represent the interests concerned, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations:
1970 c. 40; section 66(1) was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980), the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1412), the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1342) and the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1663); section 68(1A) was inserted by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982; section 69(1) was amended by the Feeding Stuffs Regulation 1995 (S.I. 1995/1412) and section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, (c.68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. Section 66 (1) contains definitions of the expressions “prescribed” and “regulations”.
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.