The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019
UK Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1289 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 28 September 2019
- In force from
- 31 October 2019
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
- Made under
- (EC) No. 178/2002, 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 amend the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3206) and the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2890). Regulation 2 makes amendments to the Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 to reflect the repeal of Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and the introduction of new provisions relating to geographical indications in Regulation (EU) 2019/787. These amendments include an updated definition of registered geographical indication and provision for a new transitional period in respect of products labelled before 8th June 2019. Regulation 3 makes amendments to the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 to reflect the repeal of Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and the introduction of new provisions relating to geographical indications in Regulation (EU) 2019/787. It also revokes spent transitional provisions. An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person is guilty of an offence if they contravene or fail to comply with— a any provision of Regulation (EC) No… regulation 2(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- A person is guilty of an offence if they contravene or fail to comply with— a any provision of Regulation (EC) No… regulation 2(3)(a) · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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How Parliament handled it
This instrument became law without a debate or a vote. Under the negative procedure it took effect unless a motion to stop it succeeded, and none was tabled.
- Procedure
- Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded
- Could either House amend it?
- No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
Procedural history
- Instrument created 28 September 2019
- Instrument made (signed into law) 28 September 2019
- Laid before the House of Commons 30 September 2019 · Commons
- Laid before the House of Lords 30 September 2019 · Lords
- Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 15 October 2019 · Lords
- No comment by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 15 October 2019 · Lords
- Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 23 October 2019 · Commons, Lords
- Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 23 October 2019 · Commons, Lords
- Instrument comes into force as law 31 October 2019
- Objection period ends 10 January 2020
- Instrument remains law 10 January 2020
- Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 10 January 2020 · Commons, Lords
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