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FOOD

Made 7th September 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th September 2006

Coming into force 1st October 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 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 safetyf2, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”), section 125 and Schedule 8, paragraph 15. The functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

f2

O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.06, p.3).