2005 No. 435
FOOD

The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(d) and (f), 19(1)(b), 26(2)(a) and (d) 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 and following consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005, come into force on 30th September 2005 and extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 19952.

The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 19954 are amended by omitting paragraphs 6(1) and 7 of Schedule 1A (licensing of butchers' shops in Scotland).

Transitional provision3.

Subject to paragraphs 6(2) and 9 of Schedule 1A to the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995, a licence issued under that Schedule, which is in force immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, shall remain in force until 31st December 2005.

LEWIS MACDONALD
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 Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”).

The Regulations revoke paragraphs 6(1) and 7 of Schedule 1A to the 1995 Regulations (regulation 2). Paragraph 6(1) provides that a licence issued in relation to a butcher’s shop remains in force for a period of one year. Paragraph 7 of that Schedule makes provision for the commencement of that period in cases of renewal of licences of shorter duration.

They also provide that, subject to paragraphs 6(2) (cessation of licence on change of proprietor) and 9 (suspension and revocation of licences) of Schedule 1A to the 1995 Regulations, licences in force before the coming into force of these Regulations continue in force until 31st December 2005 (regulation 3).