Scottish Statutory Instruments
Exiting The European Union
Food
Made
15th March 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 1(6) of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
There has been consultation as required 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.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
2.—(1) The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 M2 are amended as follows.
[F1(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “third country” substitute “third country” (except in the expression “third country import”) means any country or territory other than the British Islands;]
(3) For regulation 4 (sterling equivalents of euro), substitute—
“4. Any reference in these Regulations to a specified number of Euros (“EUR”) is to be read as that sum converted into pounds sterling (“GBP”) using the exchange rate of GBP1 = EUR1.1413.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/372), regs. 1(2)(a), 8(2)
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M2S.S.I. 2007/537, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2008/98 and S.S.I. 2012/177.
JOE FITZPATRICK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments to the Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/537).