The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 118

Animals

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Made

26th March 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

28th March 2019

Coming into force

23rd May 2019

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2), and paragraph 1A of schedule 2, of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

The Scottish Ministers have carried out a 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 matter of food safety(2).

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by paragraph 15(3) of schedule 8 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by section 3(3) and Part 1 of the schedule of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Paragraph 1A of schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and was amended by the 2008 Act, schedule, Part 1.

(2)

OJ L 031 1.2.2002, p.1.