The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, provide for the enforcement of EC Regulations (as specified in Schedules 6 and 9) concerned with the production and marketing of wine and related products.

The Regulations–

(i) designate authorities for the purposes of enforcement (regulation 3);

(ii) define “medium dry” for the purposes of labelling and description (regulation 4);

(iii) specify the vine varieties classified for the production of wine in Scotland (regulation 5 and Schedule 10);

(iv) specify conditions for the use of geographical indications for the designation of table wine (regulation 6 and Schedule 10);

(v) provide for powers of inspection and enforcement (regulation 7);

(vi) authorise controls on the movement of wine-sector products (regulations 8 and 9 and Schedule 9);

(vii) provide for reviews of prohibitions etc. on movement of wine-sector products (regulations 10 and 11);

(viii) relieve authorised officers of personal liability for acts done by them in the purported exercise of functions conferred by these Regulations (regulation 12);

(ix) confer on courts before which proceedings are brought powers in relation to the analysis and examination of samples (regulation 13);

(x) prescribe offences and penalties and provide defences (regulations 14 to 18); and

(xi) revoke the Common Agricultural Police (Wine) Regulations 1996 as amended (regulation 19).

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.