# The Food, Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Amendment Regulations 2021

S.S.I. 2021/109 · made 25 February 2021

These Regulations make amendments to domestic food labelling legislation to address matters arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

Made under: European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Schedule 2 paragraph 1, Schedule 7 paragraph 21)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/food-natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssi_20210109_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/food-natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-amendment-regulations-2021/pdf/ssipn_20210109_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Exiting The European Union
Food
Made at 1.50 p.m. on 25th February 2021
Laid before the Scottish Parliament at 3.30 p.m. on 25th February 2021
Coming into force 21st March 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2, and paragraph 21(b) of schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
There 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.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Food, Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Amendment Regulations 2021, and come into force on 21 March 2021.

## 2 Amendment of the Food, Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

(1) The Food, Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(4) (citation and commencement), for “15 April 2021” substitute “27 May 2021”.
(3) In regulation 3(2) (amendment of the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014) in the new regulation 10(B)(1)(a) to be inserted by that regulation for “15 April 2021” substitute “27 May 2021”.
(4) In regulation 4(2) (amendment of the Country of Origin of Certain Meats (Scotland) Regulations 2016) in the new regulation 8(1)(a) to be inserted by that regulation for “15 April 2021” substitute “27 May 2021”.

## Signature

JEANE FREEMAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 1.50 p.m. on 25th February 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make amendments to domestic food labelling legislation to address matters arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.
Regulation 2(2) amends the Food, Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (“the 2021 Regulations”) to amend the commencement date for regulations 3 and 4 of those Regulations from 15 April 2021 to 27 May 2021.
Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 3 of the 2021 Regulations to change the start date of the transitional period that regulation 3 of the 2021 Regulations inserts into the Food (Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 from 15 April 2021 to 27 May 2021.
Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 4 of the 2021 Regulations to change the start date of the transitional period that regulation 4 of the 2021 Regulations inserts into the Country of Origin of Certain Meats (Scotland) Regulations 2016 from 15 April 2021 to 27 May 2021.

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