Introductory text

AGRICULTURE

Made 24th October 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th October 2006

Coming into force 17th November 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), 69(1), 74(1) and 74A of the Agriculture Act 1970^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety^f2, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 1970 c. 40. Section 66(1) contains definitions of the expressions “the Ministers”, “prescribed” and “regulations” and was relevantly amended by S.I. 1982/980, 1995/1412, 1996/1342 and 1999/1663 and S.S.I. 2000/453. Section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (1972 c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. The functions of the Secretary of State insofar as exercisable within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”).
f2: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.06, p.3).