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The Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 318 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
7 September 2011
In force from
10 October 2011
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
European Communities Act 1972, Food Safety Act 1990, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make provision for the enforcement and execution of directly applicable European marketing standards relating to poultrymeat. These Regulations revoke the Poultry Meat (Water Content) (Scotland) Regulations 1983 (S.I.1983/1372), the Poultry Meat (Water Content) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1984 (S.I.1984/1576) and parts of the Food Safety Act 1990 (Consequential Modifications) (Scotland) Order 1990 (S.I.1990/2625). They also make consequential amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990 (S.I.1990/2463). They make the failure to comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L299 16.11.2007, p.1) (“the Single CMO Regulation”) and Commission Regulation (EC) No543/2008 (OJ L157 17.6.2008, p.46) mentioned in Schedule1 (provisions relating to the marketing of poultrymeat) an offence (regulation3 and Schedule1). They make provision in relation to the registration of slaughterhouses and producers as required by Article12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No543/2008 (regulation4) and provide for appeals against a decision to refuse such a registration and a decision to cancel such a registration (regulations5 and 6). They provide for the payment of fees in relation to water content checks carried out by the Food Standards Agency or food authority (regulation7 and Schedule2). They provide for enforcement (regulations8 and 9). They confer powers of entry (regulation10) and other powers including seizure and destruction powers (regulations 11 and 12). There is also provision for the issue of a compliance notice by an authorised officer (regulation13) and for an appeal against compliance notices (regulations14 and 15). They make obstruction of an authorised officer an offence (regulation16) and offences under these Regulations are punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level5 on the standard scale (regulation17). They provide for an extended period for bringing prosecutions (regulation 18), and for offences by bodies corporate (regulation 19). There is a notice provision (regulation 20) and various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 are applied (regulation21). A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared. Copiesmay be obtained from the Scottish Government, Rural and Environmental Directorate, B1 Spur, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD and online at www.legislation.gov.uk. Copies have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

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