The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2015

Made16th December 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament18th December 2015

Coming into force5th February 2016

The Scottish Ministers, make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 61(a) of the Food (Scotland) Act 20151 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2015.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 5th February 2016.

Modification of the General Food Regulations 20042.

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the General Food Regulations 20042, in the definition of “the Agency”, substitute “Food Standards Scotland” for “the Food Standards Agency”.

MAUREEN WATT

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

16th December 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision consequential on the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 that Food Standards Scotland is the competent authority for the purposes of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 (OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1) relating to Scotland.