# The Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Regulation 8


For regulation 8 (defence in relation to exports) there shall be substituted–
“In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that food, in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed, was intended for export to a country which is not a member of the European Community, that the country had legislation analogous to these Regulations and that the food complies with such legislation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/309/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-irradiation-provisions-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-8
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