Regulation 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg.2(1) (defn. of the Commission Regulations) added by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(a)
reg.2(1) (defn. of the Council Regulation) substituted by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(b)
reg.2 (defn. of the European Economic Area Agreement) added by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(c)
reg.2(1) (defn. of specified Conmunity provision) substituted by Spirit Drinks 1995 reg.2(2)(d)
reg. 2 amended by Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) 1990

(1)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the Act” means the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956;
“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks^f1;
“local authority” means an islands or districts council;
“specified Community provision” means a provision of the Council Regulation specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, the subject matter of which is described in column 2 thereof.

(2)

Other expressions used in these Regulations have, in so far as the context admits, the same meanings as in the Council Regulation.

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