Scottish Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 83
FOOD
The Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Made
17th March 2000
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
17th March 2000
Coming into force
10th April 2000
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(e) and (f), 17, 18(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations:
1990 c. 16; see section 4(1) for the definition of “the Ministers”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred, so far as within devolved competence, to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Section 6(4)(a) of the Act was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6.