Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Official Report 340KB pdf

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Subordinate Legislation

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Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) and Animal Feed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/340)

Good morning and a happy old new year to everyone. This is the first meeting in 2014 of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. I know that we are already a few weeks into January, but I hope that everyone had a good break over the festive period. On behalf of the committee, I welcome everyone back. I ask members and the public to turn off their phones because they can affect the sound system.

The first item on the agenda is consideration of subordinate legislation. The committee should note that no motion to annul has been lodged. I refer members to the accompanying paper.

Does the committee agree that it does not wish to make any recommendations on the regulations?

Members indicated agreement.

I am encouraged to note that no businesses require further approval under the legislation and am pleased to see that all four small to medium-sized Scottish firms that produce fish oils for animal feeds currently meet the requirements.

That point about the realities of the regulations is well worth putting on the record.