6.—(1) The Food Irradiation (Scotland) Regulations 2009 M1 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “import”M2, substitute—
““import” means to introduce from a country outside the United Kingdom;”, and
(b)for the definition of “official reference number”, substitute—
““official reference number” in relation to a facility means the reference number allocated and listed for approved irradiation facilities in schedules 3 and 4;”.
(3) In regulation 5 (restrictions on importation) M3—
(a)in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)it has been irradiated in one of the facilities listed in the table in schedule 3 or the table in schedule 4;”,
(b)in paragraph (2), for “another member state” substitute “ an approved irradiation facility listed in schedule 3 ”, and
(c)in paragraph (3), for “outside the European Union” substitute “ in an approved irradiation facility listed in schedule 4 ”.
[F1(4) In the heading to schedule 3 (“list of approved facilities in member states”) substitute “List of Facilities in Member States and the United Kingdom”.]
(5) In the heading to schedule 4 (list of facilities in a country outside the European Union), insert “ approved ” before “facilities” and insert. “ United Kingdom and ” before “European Union”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 6(4) 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), 5(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1S.S.I. 2009/261, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1043, S.S.I. 2010/328.
M2The definition of “import” was amended by article 4(1) of part 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011/1043 (“the 2011 Order”).
M3Regulation 5 was amended by article 4(1) of part 2 of the 2011 Order.