{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-irradiation-scotland-regulations-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-irradiation-scotland-regulations-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2009/261",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Irradiation (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-irradiation-scotland-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Food\nMade 23rd June 2009\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 24th June 2009\nComing into force 31st July 2009\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and (3), 17(1), 18(1)(c), 19(1)(b), 26 and 48(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 , and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency .\nThere has been 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 .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1990 c.16: sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12; section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6 and is read with section 45 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6); section 48(4) is disapplied in respect of these regulations by virtue of section 48(4C), inserted by S.I. 2004/2990; amendments made by Schedule 5 of the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. Insofar as not so transferred, those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 48(4A) was inserted by the 1999 Act, section 40(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "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) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L 100, 7.4.06, p.3), and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 202/2008 (O.J. No. L 60, 5.3.2008, p.17)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations applied in part (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/959), regs. 1(2), 4(b), Sch. 2 (with regs. 7, 8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/261/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:00:32.546885+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}