The Drinking Milk (Scotland) Regulations 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and sections 6(4), 16(1), 17, 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 M2 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 M3 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for the references to the provisions of Article 114(2) of, and Annex XIII to, Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) M4 to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

The Scottish Ministers have carried out 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 safety M5.

To the extent that these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency as required by section 48(4A) of that Act M6.