Introductory text

Order made by the Scottish Ministers, laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 1(8) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within twenty eight days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, not taking into account periods of dissolution or recess for more than four days.

Public Health

Contamination Of Food

Made 8th May 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th May 2012

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2) and 24(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985^f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so, being of the opinion that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence, food which is derived or may be in the future derived from fish in the area described in the following Order, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption.

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Footnotes

f1: 1985 c. 48. Section 1(1) was amended by section 51(2)(a) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c.16). Section 1(2) defines “designating authority”, as amended by paragraph 10(2) of the Schedule to the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756), paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28) and paragraph 12(a) of the Schedule to the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2040). By virtue of section 40(2) of the Food Standards Act 1999, amendments made by Schedule 5 to that Act are to be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. In so far as not transferred, and in so far as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, relevant 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).