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Listen to this siteThe FSA in Scotland produces its own Food and Feed Law guide.
While it outlines the main provisions of food and feed legislation, it should not be relied upon as authoritative.
Expert advice can be sought from your local authority.
It may be necessary to seek independent legal advice.
In general the legislation listed in this guide applies only to Scotland. Similar legislation applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
However, the Food Safety Act 1990, and regulations made under it between 1990 and June 1999, apply to Great Britain unless otherwise stated. Generally speaking, regulations made since 1999 only apply to Scotland, although on occasion Great Britain-wide regulations have been made, for example as part of the implementation of Regulation 178/2002.
The Food Standards Agency became operational on 3 April 2000 in accordance with the Food Standards Act 1999 and the Commencement Orders – The Food Standards Act 1999 (Commencement No 1) Order 2000 and Food Standards Act 1999 (Commencement No 2) Order 2000. Consequently, and in pursuance of The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, functions and powers in relation to food safety consumer protection and animal feed which were hitherto exercised by the Scottish Ministers are now the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency.
The guide provides contact details for further information at the end of each section.
These notes are intended only as a general guide.
For definitive information the appropriate Act, Order, Regulation or Code of Practice should be consulted.
Independent legal advice is recommended.
Back to topThe full guide is available below as a pdf document or in individual sections as webpages with links to the Official Home of UK Legislation ( (External) legislation.gov.uk ) site for details of the individual (Scottish) Statutory Instruments.
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Copies of the legislation referred to in this document may be obtained from:
The Stationery Office Bookshop
71 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH3 9AZ
Tel: 0131 228 4181
or
Printed copies of legislation and other publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office Limited (TSO):
The Stationery Office Limited
PO Box 29
Norwich
NR3 1GN
tel: 0870 600 5522
fax: 0870 600 5533
email:
book.orders@tso.co.uk
website: (External)
www.tso.co.uk/bookshop
Enquiries relating to enforcement of legislation should be addressed to:
Food Standards Agency Scotland
Local Authority Enforcement Branch
6th Floor
St Magnus House
25 Guild Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6NJ
Tel: 01224 285189
This document is issued by:
Food Standards Agency Scotland
6th Floor
St. Magnus House
25 Guild Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6NJ
Tel: 01224 285100
Fax: 01224 285168
As we are unable to produce large numbers of multiple copies of this publication for interested organisations, Crown Copyright has been waived. You are therefore free to copy this publication within your organisation and to anyone else who may need it.
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