The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

PART XI Consequential modifications to the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998

1.  In regulation 2(1)–

(a) in the definitions of “accounting period” and “agreed PIA costs” for the words “the Minister” there is substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(b) after the definition of “accounting period” there is inserted the following definition–

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”.

2.—(1) For regulation 3(4) there is substituted–

“(4) Any charge notified to an occupier under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) above shall be payable by him to the Scottish Ministers and shall be recoverable on demand by the Scottish Ministers, or by the Agency acting on their behalf, as a debt from the occupier concerned.”.

(2) For regulation 3(10) there is substituted–

“(10) Where, under paragraph (3)(b) or (5) above a sum is to be credited to an occupier, the Scottish Ministers, or the Agency acting on their behalf, may if they so determine pay such sum to the occupier concerned instead of crediting it to him.”.

3.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur in those provisions, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(1), (2), (3) and (5), 4(1) and paragraphs 4(a)(ii), (b) and (b)(ii), 13, 14(b), 16 and 17(1)(a) of the Schedule.

4.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “him”, where that word relates to “the Minister”, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(2) and (3) and 4(1)(b) and paragraph 13 of the Schedule.

5.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “he”, where that word relates to “the Minister”, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(2) and (3).