The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2006

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2006 and, subject to par agraph (2), shall come into force on 27th July 2006.

(2) Regulation 4 shall come into force on 15th September 2006.

Amendment of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops , Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

2.  Subject to regulation 1(2), the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2005(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

Amendments coming into force on 27th July 2006

3.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the Residues Directives”substitute–

• ““the Residues Directives ”means Directive 76/895(2), Directive 86/362(3), Directive 86/363(4) and Directive 90/642(5), in each case as amended at the date of the making of the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2006(6).”.

(2) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels), for the entries in the columns relating to the pesticides Carbofuran and Diquat substitute the entries in the columns relating to those pesticides set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 3, paragraph 4 (oil seeds), in column 2 beneath “Soya bean”insert “Hemp seed”.

Amendments coming into force on 15th September 2006

4.—(1) In Schedule 1 (pesticide residues)–

(a) for the entry for Benomyl, Carbendazim and Thiophanate-methyl, substitute the entry for Benomyl and Carbendazim set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b) after the entry for Thifensulfuron methyl insert the entry for Thiophanate-methyl set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(2) In Schedule 2 (maximum residue levels)–

(a) for the column relating to Benomyl, Carbendazim and Thiophanate-methyl, substitute the column relating to Benomyl and Carbendazim set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b) insert, in the appropriate place to preserve the alphabetical ordering of the pesticide column headings, the column of permitted levels of residue for the pesticide Thiophanate-methyl set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(c) at the end, insert the footnote set out at the end of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 3, paragraph 2(iii)(a) (solanacea), in column 2 beneath “Aubergines”insert “Okra”.

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th June 2006