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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Food
Made
20th February 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
24th February 2025
Coming into force
10th March 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(2) of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022( 1).
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 (Amendment) and Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 10 March 2025.
(2) In these Regulations, “ the Act” means the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022.
2. In the table in schedule 2 (provisions of the Act coming into force on 30 June 2025) of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024( 2)—
(a) omit the fourth row (section 21 – independence of the Commission),
(b) omit the seventh row (schedule, paragraph 3 – powers),
(c) in the first column of the eighth row (schedule, paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 – procedure), for “4, 5, 6, 7 and 8” substitute “6 and 7”.
3.—(1) 10 March 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table).
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule, that provision comes into force on 10 March 2025 only for that purpose.
MAIRI GOUGEON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th February 2025
Regulation 3
| Column 1 Provisions of the Act | Column 2 Subject Matter | Column 3 Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Section 19 | Establishment of Scottish Food Commission | For the purpose of paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 8 of the schedule |
| Section 21 | Independence of the Commission | |
| Section 26 | Ancillary provision | |
| Schedule, paragraph 3 | Powers | |
| Schedule, paragraphs 4, 5 and 8 | Procedure |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 and bring into force provisions of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (“ the Act”) on 10 March 2025.
Regulation 2 amends the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024 by omitting the entries in the table in schedule 2 for section 21 and paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 8 of the schedule of the Act. Those omitted provisions will now come into force on 10 March 2025 in terms of regulation 3 of these Regulations. The provisions remaining in the table in schedule 2 of the No. 2 Regulations will come into force on 30 June 2025.
Regulation 3 appoints 10 March 2025 as the date for the coming into force of the provisions listed in the schedule of these Regulations.
Section 21 relates to the independence of the Scottish Food Commission. Section 26 provides the Scottish Ministers with a power to make by regulations any ancillary provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. The paragraphs of the schedule of the Act make provision about powers and procedure of the Scottish Food Commission.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provisions of the Act | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 9 | 30 June 2023 | S.S.I. 2023/183 |
| Sections 3, 7, 8 | 30 June 2024 | S.S.I. 2023/183 |
| Section 19 (for limited purposes) and paragraphs 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the schedule | 15 February 2024 | S.S.I. 2024/29 |