The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 20th February 2007

Laid before Parliament: 21st February 2007

Coming into force: 15th March 2007

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Part 1 — General

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Part 2 — Designation of competent authorities and the exchange of information amongst them

Purposes of designations

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Designation of the Scottish Ministers as competent authority

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Designation of local authorities, etc, as competent authorities

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Exchange of information

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Part 3 — Audits and Community controls

Powers of auditors and exception for Food Standards Agency auditors

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Powers of the Scottish Ministers in relation to audits of local authorities, etc

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Powers of the Food Standards Agency undertaking audits on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

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Community controls

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Part 4 — Assistance and co-operation under Title IV

Duties of local authorities, etc, under Title IV

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Facilitating assistance and co-operation under Title IV

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Recovery of expenses

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Part 5 — Enforcement and penalties

Interpretation and application of Part 5

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Enforcement

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Powers of enforcement officers

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Offences and penalties

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Signed

ROSS FINNIE — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2007-02-20

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not so transferred and in so far as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food, that function was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849).

[^f00002]: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No..575/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.2006, p.3.).

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2005/616.

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 165, 30.4.2004, p.1; see the corrected text as set out in the corrigendum to the Regulation published in O.J. No. L 191, 28.5.2004, p.1. Amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 776/2006 (O.J. No. L 136, 24.5.2006, p.3.).

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 278, 10.10.2006, p.15.

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.2005, p.27, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1664/2006 (O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.2006, p.13).

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L 338, 22.12.2005, p.83, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1664/2006 (O.J. No. L 320, 18.11.2006, p.13).

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 93, 31.3.2006, p.12.

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L 93, 31.3.2006, p.1.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2003/2821.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2004/1604.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1997/1729, amended by S.I. 2001/3590, 2004/147 and 2006/755.

[^f00013]: S.S.I. 2005/599.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2006/2407.

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L 311, 28.11.2001, p.1, as last amended by Directive 2004/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 136, 30.4.2004, p.58.).

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 378/2005 (O.J. No. L 59, 5.3.2005, p.8).

Editorial notes

[^key-49dd63240d10cc70fffb5c7d65790341]: Regulations revoked (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 29

Powers of Food Standards Scotland undertaking audits on behalf of Scottish Ministers