(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision in consequence of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). The Order comes into force on 1st April 2015.
Article 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Order make provision modifying secondary legislation. The modifications provided for are in consequence of provision in the 2015 Act which establishes Food Standards Scotland and provides that the relevant functions of the Food Standards Agency within the meaning of section 35 of the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 cease to be exercisable in Scotland.
Articles 4 and 5 provide for transitional provisions.