Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2025 Scotland

Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 6 obligations carry a fine up to £2,500. 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person5

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations 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.

s.005 Restriction on the volume price promotion of specified food Regulated
  • Do not offer specified food in volume price promotions in store or onlineAny Person
s.006 Restriction on the price promotion of certain drinks Regulated
  • Do not offer free refill promotions on less healthy non-prepacked drinksAny Person
s.007 Restriction on the placement of specified food in store Regulated
  • Don't place restricted food near checkouts, queuing areas, aisle ends or entrancesAny Person
s.008 Restriction on the promotion of specified food online Regulated
  • Do not promote specified food in restricted online marketplace placementsAny Person
s.009 Enforcement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Food authorities must enforce these Regulations in their areaLocal authority
s.010 Offences and penalties Prosecution
  • Break food promotion and placement restrictionsAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

6 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Specified food
s.004 Qualifying business
s.011 Application of sections of the Food Safety Act 1990
s.012 Amendment of Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Compliance Notices) Regulations 2023

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