Scottish Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE
Made
28th November 2005
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
30th November 2005
Coming into force
1st January 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1) and (1A), 69(1) and (3), 70(1), 71(1), 74(1), 74A, 79(1), (2) and (9), and 84 of the Agriculture Act 1970(1), by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) (in so far as these Regulations cannot be made under the powers of the Agriculture Act 1970 specified above) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation as required by section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 with such persons or organisations appearing to represent the interests concerned and as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3), hereby make the following Regulations:
1970 c. 40. Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations” and was relevantly amended by S.I. 1982/980, 1995/1412, 1996/1342 and 1999/1663 and S.S.I. 2000/453. Section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (1972 c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. The functions of the Secretary of State insofar as exercisable within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”).
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the 1998 Act, Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown by section 2(2), insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.
O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4).