- Enforced by
- FSA, Food Standards Scotland
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 4 of 13 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND
8 of 32 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food Standards Scotland must follow good governance and decision-making rulesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food Standards Scotland must publish a statement on how it will workStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food Standards Scotland must publish and lay annual performance reportsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food Standards Scotland must monitor and research food and feed safetyStatutory regulator
- Obstruct or mislead Food Standards Scotland and misuse trade secretsAny Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Food Standards Scotland must report on its own enforcement activities annuallyStatutory regulator
- Fail to comply with information request or give false informationAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Disclose confidential inspection info or obstruct Food Standards ScotlandAny Person
Unlimited fine
24 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
FOOD AND FEEDING STUFFS
2 of 3 sections shown- Knowingly contravene a food information noticeAny Person
- Breach of animal feed regulationsAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS
2 of 17 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must include specific information in food compliance noticesStatutory regulator
- Fail to comply with a compliance noticeAny Person
Unlimited fine
15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
INTERPRETATION
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
FINAL PROVISIONS
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 1 shown- Breach of food information duties under section 15B(5)Any Person
Fine up to £2,500
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Start a food business for the first time
Everything you need to do before opening a food business. Covers registration, premises, HACCP, training, allergens, labelling, and preparing for your first …
Improve your food hygiene rating
Practical steps to improve a poor food hygiene rating. Understand what inspectors scored, fix the issues, and request a re-inspection.
Food safety requirements in Scotland
How food safety regulation differs in Scotland. Covers Food Standards Scotland, CookSafe, the Food Hygiene Information Scheme, and key legislative differences that …
1 more guide that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.
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