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The National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/2 · Made 6 January 1987

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

Made 6th January 1987

Laid before Parliament 16th January 1987

Coming into Force 7th February 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 1(2)(a) of the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 66.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Occupiers or owners of health service premises
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 7th February 1987.

(2)

In these regulations—

  • “the food legislation” means the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Acts 1914 to 1949f1, the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956f2, and the Control of Food Premises (Scotland) Act 1977f3 and any regulations or order made under those Acts;

  • “health authority” means a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978f4, the Common Services Agency constituted under section 10 of that Actf5 or a State Hospital Management Committee constituted under section 91 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984f6.

2Occupiers or owners of health service premises

For the purposes of the food legislation a health authority shall be treated as both the owner and occupier of premises used by that authority.

Signature

Glenarthur

Minister of StateScottish Office

New St. Andrew’s HouseEdinburgh

6th January 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations provide that health authorities in Scotland shall, for the purposes of the food legislation (as defined in these regulations) and of any regulations or order made under that legislation, be treated as both owners and occupiers of premises used by them.