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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Food
Made
15th December 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
17th December 2021
Coming into force
22nd February 2022
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(1)(e), 26(1) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
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(2).
The Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland in accordance with section 48(4A)(3) of the Food Safety Act 1990.
1990 c. 16; section 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), schedule 5, paragraph 8. Section 26(3) was partially repealed by the 1999 Act, schedule 6.
EUR 178/2002, to which there are amendments, but none are relevant.
Section 48 was amended by section 3 of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1) (“the 2015 Act”), to substitute references to the Food Standards Agency for Food Standards Scotland. Section 48(6) was inserted by section 3 of the 2015 Act, in its application to Scotland, to read references to the Food Standards Agency as references to Food Standards Scotland. Section 48(4A) was inserted by schedule 5, paragraph 21 of the 1999 Act.
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