The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003
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Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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Vegetable fats in chocolate products
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Scope of Regulations
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Reserved descriptions
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Labelling and description of designated products
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Manner of marking or labelling
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Penalties and enforcement
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Defence in relation to exports
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Transitional provision
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Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990
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Amendments and revocations
SCHEDULE 1
COCOA AND CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS AND THEIR RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS
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Notes
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(1) The minimum contents of the designated chocolate products specified...
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In this Schedule, “sugars” includes sugars covered by Council Directive...
SCHEDULE 2
AUTHORISED VEGETABLE FATS
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Subject to the following paragraphs of this Schedule, the vegetable...
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In conformity with the criteria specified in paragraph 1 above,...
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Coconut oil may be used in chocolate for the manufacture...
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In this Schedule– “P” means palmitic acid; “O” means oleic...
2003 No. 291

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The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Made
5th June 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
6th June 2003
Coming into force
3rd August 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, 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) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraph 10(3); sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12; section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6; amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.
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.