{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2012/regulation-20",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2012/318",
  "legislation_title": "The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Execution and enforcement",
  "text": "(1) Each food authority in its area must execute and enforce—\n(a) Regulation 1935/2004, Regulation 1895/2005, Regulation 450/2009 , Regulation 10/2011 and Regulation 2018/213;\n(b) the provisions of Regulation 2023/2006 specified in regulation 5; and\n(c) these Regulations.\n(2) Food Standards Scotland may also execute and enforce—\n(a) Articles 16 and 17(2) of Regulation 1935/2004; ...\n(b) Article 13 of Regulation 450/2009,\n(c) Article 16(1) of Regulation 10/2011, and\n(d) Article 4(3) of Regulation 2018/213.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 20 substituted (6.4.2013) by The Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/83), regs. 1, 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 20(1)(a) substituted (28.3.2019) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/32), regs. 1, 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 20(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/100), arts. 1(2), 2, sch. para. 32"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 20(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/52), regs. 1(1), 10(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 20(2) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/32), regs. 1, 7(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 20(2)(b) substituted (28.3.2019) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/32), regs. 1, 7(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 20(2)(c)(d) added (28.3.2019) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/32), regs. 1, 7(b)(iii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/318/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:42:06.765569+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."
}