http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/340/introduction/madeThe Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) and Animal Feed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013enKing's Printer for Scotland2019-09-24AGRICULTURE These Regulations amend the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) (regulation 2) and the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”) (regulation 3) in order to provide for the enforcement of Commission Regulation (EU) No 225/2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of establishments placing on the market, for feed use, products derived from vegetable oils and blended fats and as regards the specific requirements for production, storage, transport and dioxin testing of oils, fats and products derived thereof (“Regulation 225/2012”). 2013 No. 340 Agriculture The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) and Animal Feed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 Made 27th November 2013 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th November 2013 Coming into force 12th January 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 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 any reference to an Annex to the EU instrument referred to in regulation 2(2)(b) to be construed as a reference to that Annex as amended from time to time.

 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 safety. 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“the 2008 Act”), Schedule, Part 1. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and amended by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act. The functions conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), in so far as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not transferred, and in so far as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, relevant functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005. OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p.14).