Scottish Statutory Instrument
2009
Scotland
Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009
At a glance
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What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
- Operator 1
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Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — PRELIMINARY
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Interpretation
Part 2 — MAIN PROVISIONS
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Competent authorities
Delegation by feed authority
Exchanging and providing information
Obtaining information
Power to issue codes of recommended practice
Monitoring of enforcement action
Power to request information relating to enforcement action
Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action
Meaning of “enforcement authority” and related expressions
Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9
Right of appeal
Appeal to Court of Session against dismissal of appeal under regulation 12(1)
Staff of competent authority of another member State
Commission experts
Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets
Execution and enforcement
Powers of entry
Obstruction etc. of officers
Penalties
Time limit for prosecutions
Part 3 — OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON–ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
Deferred execution and enforcement
- Honour written undertaking for deferred import food/feed examination Any Person
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Interpretation of this Part of these Regulations
Feed enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status
Food enforcement responsibilities and competent authority status
Functions of the Commissioners
Exchange of information
Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food
Checks on products
Border control posts
Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs
Notices in relation to imports of feed and food from third countries pursuant to regulation 31
Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 32
Appeal to Court of Session against dismissal of appeal under regulation 33
Serious risk to animal or public health
Costs and fees
Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food
Analysis etc. of samples
Powers of entry of authorised officers of a food authority
Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)
Offences and penalties
Time limit for prosecutions (imports)
Savings for declarations
Part 4 — RECOVERY OF EXPENSES
Fees or charges arising from unplanned official controls
- Pay fees for unplanned official controls on written demand Operator
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Expenses arising from additional official controls
Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission
Part 5 — ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
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Offences due to fault of another person
Defence of due diligence
Offences by bodies corporate
Offences by Scottish partnerships
Protection of officers acting in good faith
Service of documents
Amendment to the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Revocation
Transitional and savings provisions applying to feed
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
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“ Decision 2007/275 ” means Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists...
“relevant feed law” means— Part IV of the Agriculture Act...
“relevant food law” means— food law in so far as...
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Declarations | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
- Japan - Trade in Animal and Related Products and Official Feed and Food Controls | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
- Independent Scrutiny of the Audit Process | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
- Import of food and feed following accident at Chernobyl | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
- Declaration - Official Feed and Food Controls | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
- Declaration - Groundnuts from Gambia an Sudan | Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) from Food Standards Scotland Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Food safety and standards in Scotland. Independent public body with similar remit to FSA but for Scotland specifically. Administers Food Hygiene Information …
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