2010 No. 308
Food

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment 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)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19722 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to the EU instrument mentioned in regulation 3 to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time by amendments to Annexes I and II of that instrument.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency3.
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 safety4.

Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st October 2010.

Amendment of the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 2007

2.

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 20075 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3.

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “the EC Regulation” substitute—
““the EC Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, as that Regulation may be amended from time to time by amendments to Annex I or II6.”.
SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 2007 to the effect that where those Regulations refer to “the EC Regulation”, that reference will be ambulatory to a specified extent. Any such reference will be to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods as that Regulation may be amended from time to time by changes made to its Annexes I (vitamins and minerals which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements) or II (vitamin and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements). Those Annexes have been previously amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1170/2009.

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