Scottish Statutory Instruments
Agriculture
Animals
Exiting The European Union
Food
Plant Health
Made
21st December 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
22nd December 2021
Coming into force
1st January 2022
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 144(6) of, and paragraph 2 of Annex 6 to, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products(1), paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 and paragraph 21(b) of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(2) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with Article 144(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, before making these Regulations, the Scottish Ministers consulted such bodies or persons as appeared to them to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations and such other bodies or persons as they considered appropriate.
EUR 2017/625. Article 144 was substituted, and Annex 6 inserted, by S.I. 2020/1481. The Scottish Ministers are the appropriate authority in relation to Scotland by virtue of Article 3(2A)(c).
2018 c. 16; paragraph 21 of schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53 of schedule 5 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).