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Scottish Statutory Instruments
FOOD
Made
28th April 2006
Laid before Parliament
28th April 2006
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(2), 17(1), 26(1)(a), 2(a) and (3), 31 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1), section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A)(3) of the Food Safety Act 1990 to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation as required by section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(4), hereby make the following Regulations:
1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990; section 17(1) and (2) was amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), section 40(1) and Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12(a); section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, section 40(4) and Schedule 6; sections 31 and 48(1) were amended by the 1999 Act, section 40(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 8; amendments made by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5 shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not so transferred, those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849).
Section 48(4A) was inserted by the 1999 Act, section 40(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 21.
O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4).
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