Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 1559
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014
Made
12th June 2014
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of June 2014
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This Order is made by Her Majesty in Council in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 30(2) of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ).
In accordance with section 115 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 to, that Act( 2 ), a draft of this Order has been—
(a) laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament; and
(b) laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Accordingly Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) In this Order, a reference to a Section is to a Section of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998.
Import and export control
2. —(1)Section C5 (import and export control) is amended as follows.
(2) After the exceptions, insert—
“ Interpretation
“Food” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( 3 ) (as at 7th December 2004). ” .
Consumer protection
3. —(1)Section C7 (consumer protection) is amended as follows.
(2) After the exception, insert—
“ Interpretation
“Food” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (as at 7th December 2004).
The reference to the subject-matter of section 16 of the Food Safety Act 1990 is to be construed as a reference to it as at 7th December 2004 (and, accordingly, paragraph 5(1) of Part 3 of this Schedule does not apply to that reference). ” .
Product standards, safety and liability
4. —(1)Section C8 (product standards, safety and liability) is amended as follows.
(2) After the exceptions, insert—
“ Interpretation
“Food” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (as at 7th December 2004). ” .
Medicines, medical supplies and poisons
5. —(1)Section J4 (medicines, medical supplies and poisons) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (a) of the first reservation substitute—
“ (a) the Medicines Act 1968 ( 4 ) , except so far as it applies in relation to—
(i) medicinal products which are for use in relation to animals, and
(ii) animal feeding stuffs,
(aa) the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994 ( 5 ) , ” .
(3) After the second reservation, insert—
“ Regulation of—
(a) veterinary medicinal products,
(b) specified feed additives, and
(c) animal feeding stuffs, in relation to—
(i) the incorporation in them of veterinary medicinal products or specified feed additives,
(ii) matters arising in consequence of such incorporation. ” .
(4) In the interpretation provision—
(a) in the definition of “medicinal products” after “has” insert “, in relation to the reservation of the regulation of prices charged for medical supplies or medicinal products supplied for the purposes of the health service,”;
(b) after the definition of “medicinal products” insert—
“ “Specified feed additives” has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 ( 6 ) (as at 1st October 2013).
“Veterinary medicinal products” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013(as at 1st October 2013). ” .
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 have been modified by paragraph 3(2) of schedule 4 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) .
OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
1968 c.67 . The reference to the subject-matter of that Act is to be read in accordance with Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part 3, paragraph 5(1).
S.I. 1994/3144 . The reference to the subject-matter of those Regulations is to be read in accordance with Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part 3, paragraph 5(1).