Article 3 Functions shared by the Scottish Ministers and a Minister of the Crown

(1)

Subject to the restriction specified in paragraph (2) below, the functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 and the European Communities (Designation) (No. 4) Order 2003^f2 shall, so far as they are exercisable by him in or as regards Scotland, be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with the Minister of the Crown.

(2)

The functions referred to in paragraph (1) above are so exercisable only so far as they are exercisable in relation to food (including drink) including the primary production of food.

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), section 125 and Schedule 8, paragraph 15(2) and (3).
f2: S.I. 2003/2901.