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, 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, the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956, and the Control of Food Premises (Scotland) Act 1977 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, the Common Services Agency constituted under section 10 of that Act or a State Hospital Management Committee constituted under section 91 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.

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.

Glen Arthur,

Minister of State, Scottish Office, New St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh

6th January 1987