# The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 2


For regulation 3(2) there is substituted–
“(2) As soon as the SRM charge has been notified to an occupier in accordance with paragraph (1) above, both the occupier and the owner of the establishment in respect of which the charge arose shall be jointly and severally liable for the amount of that charge to the Scottish Ministers and that charge shall be recoverable by the Scottish Ministers, or by the Agency acting on their behalf, as a debt.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/62/schedule/4/part/XII/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-and-savings-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-4/part-XII/paragraph-2
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