{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015/section-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015/section-34.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Food (Scotland) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015",
  "path": "section/34",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Food hygiene information scheme",
  "text": "(1) In section 16(1) of the 1990 Act, after paragraph (d) insert—\n“(da) provision for a food hygiene information scheme;”.\n(2) In Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act, after paragraph 7 insert—\n“\n8 (1) Provision for the following in connection with a food hygiene information scheme, namely—\n(a) for a food authority—\n(i) to assess hygienic conditions and practices in food premises;\n(ii) to determine food hygiene ratings for food premises (by reference to criteria specified in or determined in accordance with the regulations);\n(iii) to give reasons for, and opportunities to comment on, food hygiene ratings;\n(iv) to issue certificates which show food hygiene ratings;\n(v) to inform Food Standards Scotland about food hygiene ratings;\n(b) for notifying the public of food hygiene ratings (for example, by requiring the display of certificates, or other information, in or on food premises, requiring persons involved in a food business to provide information about food hygiene ratings when asked to do so or requiring food authorities or Food Standards Scotland to publish food hygiene ratings);\n(c) for the review or appeal of food hygiene ratings;\n(d) for the promotion of the scheme.\n(2) Provision for a food hygiene rating to be based on an assessment of hygienic conditions and practices carried out before the regulations come into force.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 34 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/1/section/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:53.850121+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."
}