The Bread and Flour Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

These Regulations amend the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 ( S.I. 1998/141 ) (“ the 1998 Regulations ”).

Regulation 2(2) inserts new definitions of “common wheat” and “wholemeal flour” in regulation 2(1) of the 1998 Regulations.

Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 4 of the 1998 Regulations concerning the composition of flour. Exemptions to the requirements of regulation 4(1) of the 1998 Regulations are provided for wholemeal flour and flour produced by a small mill. A definition of a small mill is inserted into regulation 4 of the 1998 Regulations.

Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 7 of the 1998 Regulations concerning offences and penalties to provide that transitional provision applies in certain specified circumstances.

Regulation 2(5) substitutes Schedule 1 of the 1998 Regulations, which makes provision concerning the essential ingredients of flour, with a new Schedule 1 as set out in these Regulations.

Regulation 2(2) and 2(3) of these Regulations come into force on 3rd February 2025. Regulation 2(4) and 2(5) of these Regulations, and new Schedule 1 of the 1998 Regulations, come into force on 13th December 2026.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. A copy of this may be obtained from Food Standards Scotland, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5RL and online at www.legislation.gov.uk .