The Food (Star Anise from Third Countries) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Order 2002

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 64

FOOD

The Food (Star Anise from Third Countries) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made

15th February 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

15th February2002

Coming into force

16th February 2002

Whereas it appears to the Scottish Ministers that the import of certain star anise originating in, or consigned from, third countries may, save as permitted by the following Order, involve imminent risk of injury to health, they, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 13(1) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having regard, in accordance with section 48(4A)(2) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40); sections 13(1) and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraph 8. Amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act which extend to Scotland shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

(2)

Section 48 (4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.