Regulation 2 Amendment of the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990I1

Scotland

(1)

The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 7 (penalties and enforcement) after paragraph (1C) insert—

“(1D)
A person is to be considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with regulation 5(3)(b) in the following circumstances—
(a)
a quick-frozen foodstuff subject to regulation 5(3)(b) is marked or labelled on its packaging, container or wrapping, or on a label attached to it, with the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packer, or of a seller established within the European Union,
(b)
this would not have constituted a contravention of regulation 5(3)(b) immediately before F1 IP completion day, and
(c)
the quick-frozen foodstuff is placed on the market no later than 21 months after the day after IP completion day.”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/372), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(2)

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 1990/2615; relevantly amended by S.I. 2011/1043 and will be relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2019/53 on exit day.

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)