# The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force sections 13 to 20 (Part 2) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”) on 1 December 2020. Part 2 of the Act relates to the collection and processing of data.
These Regulations bring into force sections 6 to 12 and schedule 1 of the Act on 1 January 2021. Sections 6 to 11 provide Scottish Ministers with regulation making powers. These are to modify Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) legislation on public intervention and private storage aid (section 6); simplify or improve CAP legislation on aid for fruit and vegetable producer organisations (section 7); revoke the EU food promotion scheme (section 8); make provision about marketing standards for agricultural products (sections 9 and 10); and make provision about carcass classification (section 11). Section 12 gives effect to schedule 1, which makes consequential and saving provisions.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 1 October 2020. Section 5 and sections 21 to 27 came into force on the day after that.
The Act is now fully commenced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/373/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-retained-eu-law-and-data-scotland-act-2020-commencement-no-2-regulations-2020/note
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