http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/392/introductionThe Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2018texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseFOOD2020-07-21Expert Participation2020-02-22 These Regulations make provision to enforce, in Scotland, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes. 2018 No. 392Made19th December 2018Laid before the Scottish Parliament20th December 2018Coming into force22nd February 2019The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), 17(1) and (2), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act , before making these Regulations the Scottish Ministers have had regard to any relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland.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 .1990 c.16. Section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990. Sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of schedule 5 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28) (“the 1999 Act”) and section 16(1) was also amended by section 34(1) of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1) (“the 2015 Act”). Section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12(a), and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 17(2) was amended by the 1999 Act, schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12(b) and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, schedule 6. Amendments made by schedule 5 of the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not so transferred, and in so far as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849).Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of schedule 5 of the 1999 Act. The reference in that subsection to the Food Standards Agency is, by virtue of section 48(6) of the 1990 Act, to be read as a reference to Food Standards Scotland. Section 48(6) was inserted by paragraph 3(11) of the schedule of the 2015 Act. Section 48(4) is disapplied in respect of these Regulations by virtue of section 48(4C) which was inserted by S.I 2004/2990.OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1.