# Food (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 19: Duty to acquire, compile and keep under review relevant information


(1) For the purpose of enabling it to perform its other functions effectively and to operate in accordance with section 4, Food Standards Scotland is to acquire, compile and keep under review information about food matters and animal feeding stuffs matters.
(2) The function in subsection (1) includes in particular—
(a) monitoring developments in science, technology and other fields of knowledge relating to food matters and animal feeding stuffs matters,
(b) carrying out, commissioning or co-ordinating research on food matters and animal feeding stuffs matters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/1/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015/section-19
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