Scottish Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 22
AGRICULTURE
PESTICIDES
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Made
31st January 2000
Coming into force
1st February 2000
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and by section 16(2) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 16(9) of the said Act of 1985 with the Advisory Committee on Pesticides established under section 16(7) of that Act(3), hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.
1985 c. 48; see section 24(1) for a definition of “the Ministers” and section 24(3) on the exercise of the power conferred by section 16. Section 16 was amended by the Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c. 27), section 1(2) and by the Pesticides Act 1998 (c. 26), section 1. The functions of “the Ministers” were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Established by S.I. 1985/1516.