Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/309)
The first point that we raised on these regulations related to regulation 6A of the principal regulations. Although the Executive has provided some clarification on that point, our advice is that we should draw the instrument to the attention of the lead committee and Parliament on the ground that it is defectively drafted. The instrument does not contain a clear identification of the person who is to be responsible for a breach of regulation 6A, which might have implications if a penalty is to be imposed.
The Executive has clarified the committee's second point, which related to the use and definition of "ultimate consumer" and "catering establishment" in the regulations. We will provide the lead committee with our points and the Executive's response, which appears to satisfy us.
The committee's third and fourth points on the regulations relate to defective drafting, which has caused certain ambiguity. The Food Standards Agency's insertions seem to have made matters less clear than before. The advice is to draw the instrument to the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament on the ground of defective drafting.
Our final point on the regulations was simply a matter of clarification for the committee's information, and the Executive's response has provided the necessary clarification. However, I still do not know what MeVs are. Does David Mundell know?
No.
We can write to the Executive about that.
I will do some research on the matter.
That is ideal.