2000 No. 309

FOOD

The Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Made
5th September 2000
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
8th September 2000
Coming into force
20th September 2000
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1) and (3), 17(1), 18(1), 19(1)(b), 26, 45 and 48(1) of and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to the Food Safety Act 1990 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6 and by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28), Schedule 5, paragraph 10(3); sections 16(1), 18(1), 19(1), 45 and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999, Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was also amended by that Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.