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These Regulations may be cited as the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 January 2025.
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(1) The Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “qualified” insert—“
 “specified state” means a state specified in schedule 1 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.”.
(3) In schedule 2 (qualifications of food examiners)—
(a) in part 1 in paragraph 7, for “, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein or the Kingdom of Norway” substitute “or in a specified state.”,
(b) in part 2 in paragraphs 2 and 4, for “, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein or the Kingdom of Norway” substitute “or in a specified state.”.
JENNI MINTO
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th November 2024