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

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 7 EMERGENCY CONTROL ORDERS: CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

PART I Consequential modifications to the Food (Pistachios from Iran) (Emergency Control) Order 1997

For article 3(3) there is substituted–

“(3) Each port health authority or food authority shall give such assistance and information to the Scottish Ministers and the Food Standards Agency, as they may request, for the purposes of their duties under section 13 of the Act.”

PART II Consequential modifications to the Food (Peanuts from Egypt) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Order 2000

For article 4(2) there is substituted–

“(2) Each food authority shall give such assistance and information to the Scottish Ministers or the Food Standards Agency, as they may request, for the purposes of their duties under section 13 of the Act in connection with the Order.”

PART III Consequential modifications to the Food (Animal Products from Belgium) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Order 2000

1.  In article 1(2), after the definition of “the Act” there is added the following definition–

““the Agency” means the Foods Standards Agency;”;

2.  In articles 4(1), (2) and 5(1)(a), for the words “the Scottish Ministers”, wherever they occur, there is substituted the words “the Agency”.

3.  In article 4(3)–

(a) for the words “the Scottish Ministers” there is substituted the words “the Agency”; and

(b) for the words “as they may request” there is substituted the words “as it may request”.