Introductory text

FOOD

Made 5th June 1990

Laid before Parliament 14th June 1990

Coming into force 5th July 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 (being one of the Ministers designated^f2 for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to the description of and other requirements relating to spirit drinks), and by sections 26(3), 56 and 56A of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956^f3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act of 1956 with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68.
f2: S.I. 1989/1327.
f3: 1956 c. 30; section 26(3) was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 27, Part II, paragraph 123(a) and by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), Schedule 4, Part I; section 56 was amended by the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31), Schedule 9, Parts I and II, and by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 15, paragraph 8 and by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41 and is to be read with section 289GA(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) (inserted by section 66 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41)); section 56A was added by the European Communities Act 1972 (c .68), Schedule 4, paragraph 3(2).