The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 391

Agriculture

Animals

Animal Health

Crofters, Cottars And Small Landholders

Environmental Protection

Flood Risk Management

Food

Horticulture

Land Reform

Landlord And Tenant

Plant Health

Sea Fisheries

Seeds

Waste

Water

Water Industry

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Made

19th December 2018

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

21st December 2018

Coming into force

28th February 2019

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) and paragraph 1A of schedule 2 of the European Communities Act 1972(1), 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 the references in these Regulations to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(2) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

In accordance with 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(3), the Scottish Ministers have consulted with representative bodies during the preparation of these Regulations so far as they relate to food.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by paragraph 15(3) of schedule 8 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”) (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 section 3(3) and Part 1 of the schedule of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“the 2008 Act”). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Paragraph 1A of schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and was amended by Part 1 of the schedule of the 2008 Act.

(2)

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.671.

(3)

OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/228 (OJ L 35, 10.2.2017, p.10).