This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.S.I. 2010/89 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

2010 No. 127

Food

The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), 17, 31 and 48(1) of and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to the Food Safety Act 19901 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency2.

There has been 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.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 9th April 2010.

Amendment of the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

2

The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20104 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3

In Schedule 1 (Schedule inserted after Schedule 1 to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 20075), for “relevant authority” wherever it appears in the inserted Schedule 1A substitute “food authority”.

4

In Schedule 2 (Schedules inserted after Schedule 8 to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007), in the inserted Schedule 9—

a

in the entry for Ammonium—

i

in the column headed “Concentration or value”, for “200” substitute “0,50”; and

ii

in the column headed “Unit”, for “µg/l“ substitute “mg/l”; and

b

in Notes 2, 3 and 4, “parameter” is omitted in each place where it appears.

SHONA ROBISONAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 in order to correct errors in the new Schedules 1A and 9 to be inserted by those Regulations into the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.