The Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 334

AGRICULTURE

The Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made

1st October 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

1st October 2001

Coming into force

3rd November 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1) and (1A), 69(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(1) and, after consultation as required by section 84(1) of that Act with the persons or organisations appearing to represent the interests concerned, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1970 c. 40; section 66(1) was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980) (“the 1982 Regulations”), the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1412), the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1342) and the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1663); section 68(1A) was inserted by the 1982 Regulations; section 69(1) was amended by the Feeding Stuffs Regulation 1995 (S.I. 1995/1412) and section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, (c.68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon Ministers of the Crown under section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.