2005 No. 277
FOOD

The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (f), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A)2 of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 17th June 2005.

(2)

These regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment to the Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2004

2.

The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 20043 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3.

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “the Commission Regulation” after “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 455/2004” insert “, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 655/20044, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 683/20045”.
RHONA BRANKIN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations which extend to Scotland only, amend the Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/525) (“the principal Regulations”).

The Regulations provide for the enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 655/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 (O.J. No. L 77, 16.3.01, p.1) as regards nitrates in foods for infants and young children and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 683/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children (regulation 3).

A regulatory impact assessment which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect which these Regulations would have on business costs has been prepared for these Regulations and has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NJ.