Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 2 (S. 1)

The National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987

---

© Crown Copyright 1987

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987, ISBN 0110760026. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1987 No. 2 (S. 1)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 1(2)(a) of the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986^[1] , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Food Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 7th February 1987.

    (2)  In these regulations—
"the food legislation" means the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Acts 1914 to 1949^[2] , the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956^[3] , and the Control of Food Premises (Scotland) Act 1977^[4] and any regulations or order made under those Acts;
"health authority" means a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^[5] , the Common Services Agency constituted under section 10 of that Act^[6] or a State Hospital Management Committee constituted under section 91 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984^[7] .

Occupiers or owners of health service premises
    2.    For the purposes of the food legislation a health authority shall be treated as both the owner and occupier of premises used by that authority.

Glenarthur

Minister of StateScottish Office
New St. Andrew's HouseEdinburgh

6th January 1987

These regulations provide that health authorities in Scotland shall, for the purposes of the food legislation (as defined in these regulations) and of any regulations or order made under that legislation, be treated as both owners and occupiers of premises used by them.

[1] 1986 c. 66. back

[2] 1914 c. 46, 1922 c. 54 and 1949 c. 34; see section 16(4) of the Milk (Special Designations) Act1949 (c. 34). back

[3] 1956 c. 30. back

[4] 1977 c. 28. back

[5] 1978 c. 29; section 2 was amended by the Health and SocialServices and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 7, paragraph 1. back

[6] Section 10 was amendedby the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 2. back

[7] 1984 c. 36. back