Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/141) (“the 1998 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) inserts new definitions of “common wheat” and “wholemeal flour” in regulation 2(1) of the 1998 Regulations.

Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 4 of the 1998 Regulations concerning the composition of flour. Exemptions to the requirements of regulation 4(1) of the 1998 Regulations are provided for wholemeal flour and flour produced by a small mill. A definition of a small mill is inserted into regulation 4 of the 1998 Regulations.

Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 7 of the 1998 Regulations concerning offences and penalties to provide that transitional provision applies in certain specified circumstances.

Regulation 2(5) substitutes Schedule 1 of the 1998 Regulations, which makes provision concerning the essential ingredients of flour, with a new Schedule 1 as set out in these Regulations.

Regulation 2(2) and 2(3) of these Regulations come into force on 3rd February 2025. Regulation 2(4) and 2(5) of these Regulations, and new Schedule 1 of the 1998 Regulations, come into force on 13th December 2026.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. A copy of this may be obtained from Food Standards Scotland, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5RL and online at www.legislation.gov.uk.