# The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“authorised lettuce” means lettuce of the kind specified in point 1.3 of Section 1 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation, which complies with the conditions of the derogation under Article 7(2) in relation to the United Kingdom;
“authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing, either generally or specifically, by a food authority to act in matters arising under these Regulations;
“authorised spinach” means spinach of the kind specified in point 1.1 of Section 1 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation, which complies with the conditions of the derogation under Article 7(1) in relation to the United Kingdom; and
“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs;
(2) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the Commission Regulation have the same meaning as in the Commission Regulation.
(3) Any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in the Commission Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/29/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-scotland-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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