The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3), 31 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19722, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to any Annex to the Community instrument specified in regulation 2(5) to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990, they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency3.