Honey (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. No. 569 of 2003).
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The Regulations: (a) prescribe definitions and reserved descriptions for certain specified honey products (reg. 2 and Schedules 1 and 2); (b) provide for the circumstances in which the Regulations apply (reg. 3);(c) restrict the use of reserved descriptions to the specified honey products to which they relate (reg. 4); (d) prescribe labelling requirements for such products (reg.s 5 and 6); (e) prescribe the manner of making or labelling and apply specified provisions of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (reg. 7); (f) specify a penalty, enforcement authorities and, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs and the European Economic Area Agreement, a defence in relation to exports (reg.s 8 and 9); (g) apply various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (reg. 10).
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Order will come into force on 18 December 2003.
Notes
Revokes the Honey (Scotland) Regulations 1976 and makes consequential amendments to S.I.'s listed in regulation 12.
Repealed
Yes
Source language
English
Legislation status
repealed
Legislation Amendment
No