Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 212

FOOD

The Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made

6th June 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

7th June 2001

Coming into force

30th June 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Food Safety Act 1990(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after having regard, in accordance with section 48(4A)(2) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B)(3) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1990 c. 16; sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act)”, Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12. 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) 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 Scotland Act 1998.

(2)

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

(3)

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