Drinking Milk (Scotland) Regulations 1976
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
1976 No. 1888 (S. 154)
FOOD AND DRUGS
MILK AND DAIRIES
The Drinking Milk (Scotland) Regulations 19769thNovember 1976
19thNovember 1976
9thDecember 1976
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(2)(f) of the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Act 1914(a) and vested in me by the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928(b) and the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939(c), by section 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956(d) and section 56A of the Act as inserted by section 4(1) of, and paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972(e) and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, and after consultation with such organisations as appear to me to be representative of interests substantially affected by the regulations, I hereby make the following regulations:—
Citation and commencement
1. These regulations may be cited as the Drinking Milk (Scotland) Regulations 1976, and shall come into operation on 9th December 1976.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956;
"consumer" means any person to whom milk is delivered and who neither sells it nor uses it as an ingredient of another product for sale;
"container" means any closed and fastened container in which milk is to be delivered to the consumer;
"guideline figure" means the guideline figure as to the fat content of standardized whole milk fixed by the Council in accordance with Article 3.7 of Council Regulation No. 1411/71/EEC(f), as amended (g), in respect of the United Kingdom for the period beginning with 1st October 1976 and ending with 31st March 1977 or for any subsequent milk year;
"human consumption" does not include use in the preparation of food for sale for human consumption;
(a) 1914 c. 46.
(b) 1928 c. 34.
(c) 1939 c. 20.
(d) 1956 c. 30.
(e) 1972 c. 68.
(f) O.J. No. L148, 3.7.71, p. 4 (O.J.S.E. 1971 (II) p. 412). Corrigendum at O.J. No. L199, 19.7.73, p. 38.
(g) The relevant amending instrument is Council Regulation No. 566/76/EEC; O.J. No. L67, 15.3.76, p. 23. Corrigendum at O.J. No. L107, 24.4.76, p. 22.
"local authority" means an islands or district council;
"milk", "drinking milk", "raw milk", "standardized whole milk", "non-standardized whole milk", "semi-skimmed milk" and "skimmed milk" have the meanings respectively assigned to them by Council Regulation No. 1411/71/EEC, as amended;
"milk purveyor" includes any person who sells milk, whether...
To continue reading
Request your trial