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The Food Irradiation (Scotland) Regulations 2009

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. 2.Application

  4. 3.Interpretation

  5. 4.Prohibition on treatment without a licence

  6. 5.Restrictions on importation

  7. 6.Restriction on storage or transport

  8. 7.Restriction on sale

  9. 8.Documentation for food not ready for final sale

  10. 9.Enforcement

  11. 10.Offences and penalties

  12. 11.Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990

  13. 12.Revocations

  14. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF IRRADIATION

      1. PART 1 Dosimetry

        1. 1.Overall average absorbed dose

      2. PART 2 Procedures

        1. 2.(1) Before routine irradiation of a given category of foodstuffs...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      LICENCES

      1. PART 1 Grant of Licence

        1. 1.Application for licence

        2. 2.Consideration of the application

        3. 3.Where the Agency believes that— (a) it ought to take...

        4. 4.Refusal of application

        5. 5.Duration

      2. PART 2 Contents of Licence

        1. 6.Contents of licence

      3. PART 3 Requirements and prohibitions to be observed by a licensee

        1. 7.(1) A licensee must only irradiate food—

        2. 8.A licensee must keep— (a) all food which awaits irradiation...

        3. 9.(1) A licensee must not irradiate food in combination with...

        4. 10.A licensee must number each batch of food irradiated by...

        5. 11.A licensee must only irradiate food with—

        6. 12.A licensee must only irradiate food by proper irradiation.

        7. 13.A licensee must maintain such controls as are necessary to...

        8. 14.A licensee must record, in relation to each batch of...

        9. 15.(1) A licensee must record for each batch of food...

        10. 16.A licensee must keep the information required by paragraphs14 and...

        11. 17.A licensee shall send to the Agency by the last...

      4. PART 4 Variation of Licence

        1. 18.Subject to paragraph19, the Agency may at the request or...

        2. 19.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Agency shall not agree...

      5. PART 5 Cancellation and Suspension of Licence

        1. 20.If the Agency considers that circumstances exist which, had it...

        2. 21.If by the expiration of the 28 day period or...

        3. 22.If cancelled, the licence shall cease to have effect on...

        4. 23.(1) If the Agency considers that unless the licence is...

      6. PART 6 Other Provisions Concerning Licences

        1. 24.The Agency shall publish in the Edinburgh Gazette notice of—...

        2. 25.Any notice so published shall specify— (a) the name of...

        3. 26.Except as provided by section43 of the Act (continuance on...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      LIST OF APPROVED FACILITIES IN MEMBER STATES

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      LIST OF FACILITIES IN A COUNTRY OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

  16. Explanatory Note

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