Statutory Instruments
FOOD COMPOSITION AND LABELLING
Made
23rd November 1987
Laid before Parliament
4th December 1987
Coming into force
for the purposes of regulations 1 and 4
28th December 1987
for all other purposes
28th December 1988
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4, 7, 56 and 56A of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956(1)and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1956 c. 30; section 4(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 3(1); section 7 and section 56 were amended by the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31), Schedule 9, Parts I and II; section 56 was also amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 15, paragraph 8; section 56(8A) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41 and is to be read with section 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) and S.I. 1984/526; section 56A was added by the European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 4, paragraph 3(2).