1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Information (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 20th July 2016.
(3) In these Regulations, “the 2014 Regulations” means the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014(1).
2.—(1) The 2014 Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1), after the definition of “prepacked food”, insert—
““Regulation 828/2014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food;”(2);
(b)in paragraph (1), in the definition of “specified FIC provision”, after “column 2, of” insert “the tables in Parts 1 and 2 of”;
(c)in paragraph (1), after the definition of “specified FIC provision”, add—
““specified Regulation 828/2014 provision” means a provision specified in column 1, as read with column 2, of the table in Part 1A of schedule 3”;
(d)after paragraph (3), insert—
“(3A) Any reference to Regulation 828/2014 or a provision of Regulation 828/2014 in a provision of these Regulations listed in paragraph (4), is a reference to Regulation 828/2014 or that provision of Regulation 828/2014 as amended from time to time.”
(e)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), after “FIC”, insert “and “Regulation 828/2014””; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (i), for “(specified FIC provisions)” substitute “(specified provisions of FIC and Regulation 828/2014)”.
(3) In regulation 10, after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
“(aa)any specified Regulation 828/2014 provision;”.
(4) In regulation 12 (application of provisions of the Act)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3)(a)—
(i)after “provision” insert “of information”; and
(ii)after “consumers” insert “, or Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food,”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(c)(i) after “FIC provision”, insert “or a specified Regulation 828/2014 provision”.
(5) In schedule 3 (specified FIC provisions)—
(a)for the title substitute “Specified provisions of FIC and of Regulation 828/2014”;
(b)after Part 1 (Specified FIC provisions applying on and from 13th December 2014), insert—
| Specified provision of Regulation 828/2014 | Provisions to be read with the specified provision of Regulation 828/2014 |
|---|---|
| Article 3(1) | Articles 1(3), 6, 7 and 36(1) and (2) of FIC and Articles 2, 3(2) and (3) and the Annex to Regulation 828/2014. |
| Article 4 | Article 2 of Regulation 828/2014” |
3. The Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten (Scotland) Regulations 2010 are revoked(3).
AILEEN CAMPBELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd June 2016