
2024 No. 326
Professional Qualifications
Food
The Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Made 6th November 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th November 2024
Coming into force 1st January 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30(9) and 48(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990 the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland.

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of 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.
Citation and commencement
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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.
Amendment of the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
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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