The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Powers of the Food Standards Agency undertaking audits on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

9.—(1) Where the Scottish Ministers arrange for the Food Standards Agency to undertake an audit in relation to relevant legislation, the audit provisions of the 2005 Regulations shall apply as if–

(a) the undertaking of such an audit was for a purpose described in regulation 8 of the 2005 Regulations; and

(b) the competent authority concerned was an enforcement authority to which regulations 9 and 10 of the 2005 Regulations applied.

(2) The audit provisions of the 2005 Regulations are–

(a) regulations 9 and 10(1) to (8) and (10), as read with regulation 11; and

(b) regulation 12.

(3) Regulations 18(2) and (4), 19(2) to (9), 20 to 22, 42 to 47 of the 2005 Regulations shall apply where paragraph (1) of this regulation applies as if that paragraph were a provision of the 2005 Regulations falling to be enforced or executed under the 2005 Regulations.

(4) Regulation 18(5) of the 2005 Regulations, in so far as it relates to an authority which appoints an officer acting under regulation 19 of those Regulations, shall apply where paragraph (1) of this regulation applies as if that paragraph were a provision of the 2005 Regulations falling to be enforced or executed under the 2005 Regulations.