LegalizeThe Honey (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Made: 26th November 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 27th November 2003
Coming into force: 18th December 2003
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Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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Scope
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Reserved descriptions
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Labelling and description of specified honey products
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Sale of filtered honey or baker’s honey in bulk containers or packs
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Manner of marking or labelling
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Penalties and enforcement
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Defence in relation to exports
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Application of various provisions of the Act
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Transitional provisions
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Amendment and revocations
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SCHEDULE 1 — SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS AND THEIR RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS
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blossom honey or }
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nectar honey }
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chunk honey or }
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cut comb in honey }
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drained honey
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extracted honey
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pressed honey
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filtered honey
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baker’s honey
SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS
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Fructose and glucose content (sum of both)
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Sucrose content
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Water–insoluble content
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Electrical conductivity
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Free acid
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Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content determined after processing and blending
- (a) Diastase activity (Schade scale)
Signed
TOM McCABE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 26th November 2003
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6 and by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraph 10(3); sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12; section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6; amendments made by Schedule 5 of the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.
[^f00002]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.
[^f00003]: Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.
[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 10, 12.1.02, p.47, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision 99/02 (O.J. No. L 298, 31.10.02, p.10).
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.1.
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.571.
[^f00007]: S.I. 1996/1499 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1976/1818 as amended by S.I. 1985/1068, 1990/2625, 1991/1476, 1992/2596 and 1996/1499.
[^f00009]: S.I. 1983/270 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00010]: S.I. 1985/1068 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00011]: S.I. 1990/2625 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00012]: S.I. 1991/1476 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00013]: S.I. 1992/2596 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00014]: S.I. 1995/3187 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| Reserved description | Specified honey product |
| 1ablossom honey or }1bnectar honey } | honey obtained from the nectar of plants |
| 2honeydew honey | honey obtained mainly from excretions of plant sucking insects (Hemiptera) on the living part of plants or secretions of living parts of plants |
| 3comb honey | honey stored by bees in the cells of freshly built broodless combs or thin comb foundation sheets made solely of beeswax and sold in sealed whole combs or sections of such combs |
| 4achunk honey or }4bcut comb in honey } | honey which contains one or more pieces of comb honey |
| 5drained honey | honey obtained by draining de–capped broodless combs |
| 6extracted honey | honey obtained by centrifuging de–capped broodless combs |
| 7pressed honey | honey obtained by pressing broodless combs with or without the application of moderate heat not exceeding 45°C |
| 8filtered honey | honey obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matters in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen |
| 9baker’s honey | honey which–is suitable for industrial uses or as an ingredient in other foodstuffs which are then processed; andmay–have a foreign taste or odour;have begun to ferment or have fermented; orhave been overheated |
NOTES
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| 1Sugar content | |
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| 1Fructose and glucose content (sum of both) | |
| – blossom honey | not less than 60 g/100 g |
| – honeydew honey, blends of honeydew honey with blossom honey | not less than 45 g/100 g |
| 1Sucrose content | |
| – in general | not more than 5 g/100 g |
| – false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Menzies Banksia (Banksia menziesii), French honeysuckle (Hedysarum), red gum (Eucalyptus camadulensis), leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida, Eucryphia milliganii), Citrus spp. | not more than 10 g/100 g |
| – lavender (Lavandula spp.), borage (Borago officinalis) | not more than 15 g/100 g |
| 2Moisture content | |
| – in general | not more than 20% |
| – heather (Calluna) and baker’s honey in general | not more than 23% |
| – baker’s honey from heather (Calluna) | not more than 25% |
| 3Water–insoluble content | |
| – in general | not more than 0.1 g/100 g |
| – pressed honey | not more than 0.5 g/100 g |
| 4Electrical conductivity | |
| – honey not listed below and blends of these honeys | not more than 0.8 mS/cm |
| – honeydew and chestnut honey and blends of these except with those listed below | not less than 0.8 mS/cm |
| – exceptions: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), bell heather (Erica), eucalyptus, lime (Tilia spp.), ling heather (Calluna vulgaris), manuka or jelly bush (Leptospermum), tea tree (Melaleuca spp.) | |
| 5Free acid | |
| – in general | not more than 50 milli–equivalents acid per 1000 grammes |
| – baker’s honey | not more than 80 milli–equivalents acid per 1000 grammes |
| 6Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content determined after processing and blendingaDiastase activity (Schade scale) | |
| – in general, except baker’s honey | not less than 8 |
| – honeys with low natural enzyme content (e.g. citrus honeys) and an HMF content of not more than 15 mg/kg | not less than 3 |
| bHMF | |
| – in general, except baker’s honey | not more than 40 mg/kg (subject to the provisions of (a), second indent) |
| – honeys of declared origin from regions with tropical climate and blends of these honeys | not more than 80 mg/kg |
NOTES
Editorial notes
[^key-819af997f783c8bec4c88d97a6a5ada3]: Regulations revoked (24.6.2015) by The Honey (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/208), regs. 1(2), 19 (with reg. 21)
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