50Regulations
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(1)Before making any regulations under this Part, the Scottish Ministers must—
(a)have regard to any relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland, and
(b)consult such persons as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations.
(2)If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that Food Standards Scotland has consulted any person that the Scottish Ministers are required to consult under subsection (1)(b), the Scottish Ministers may treat that consultation as being effective for the purposes of that subsection as if undertaken by them.
(3)Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in any case in which consultation is required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.