The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

PART IV Consequential modifications to the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

1.  In regulation 2(1)–

(a) after the definition of “the Act” there is inserted the following definition–

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) in the definition of “licensed”, for the words “the Minister” there is substituted the words “the Agency”;

(c) in the definition of “official veterinary surgeon” for the words “the Minister” there is substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(d) in the definition of “veterinary officer” for the words “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the words “the Minister”, wherever they occur in those provisions, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 3(4)(c), 4(2), (3) and (4), (6) to (9), 5(1), (2) and (4), 6(1), (3) and (4), 8(1), (2) and (4), 9(1) to (3), 11(1), (3), (4) and (5), 12(1), 13(1) to (3), 16(3) and (4), 17(2), 18(1)(d) and (e)(iii), (3), 20(2)(b) and (3), 21, 22 and paragraphs 5, 7(a) and 14 of Schedule 7, paragraph 8(b)(iv) of Schedule 11, paragraphs 2(1) to (3), 3 and 4 of Schedule 15 and paragraph 3 and 4(d) of Schedule 16.

3.  In regulation 4(2) for the word “him”, where that word relates to “the Minister”, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

4.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below for the word “his”, where that word relates to “the Minister”, there is substituted the word “its”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are regulations 4(4), 5(2) and 11(5).

5.  In regulations 9(2) and 13(2) for the word “he”, where that word relates to “the Minister”, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

6.—(1) For regulation 23(1) there is substituted–

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations shall be enforced and executed by the Agency in Scotland”.

(2) Regulation 23(3) is deleted.