(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (“the Feed Hygiene Regulations”) and the Feeding Stuffs (Application to Zootechnical Additives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (“the Zootechnical Additives Regulations”).
These Regulations are made in consequence of the amendment of the Zootechnical Additives Regulations by the Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/522).
The Regulations–
(1) amend the definition of excluded additives in the Feed Hygiene Regulations (regulation 2(2));
(2) insert a new regulation 31A (secondary analysis by the Government Chemist) into the Feed Hygiene Regulations (regulation 2(3));
(3) amend the list of provisions in Schedule 1 (specified feed law) to the Feed Hygiene Regulations (regulation 2(4));
(4) revoke regulations 5 (application of the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 to non-medicinal zootechnical additives) and 6 (secondary analysis by the Government Chemist) of the Zootechnical Additives Regulations (regulation 3);
(5) make various savings provisions (regulation 4).
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of business.