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Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

  3. National Good Food Nation Plan

    1. Section 1: Requirement to produce plan

    2. Section 2: Preparation of plan: principles

    3. Section 3: Requirement to lay proposed plan before the Parliament

    4. Section 4: Preparation of plan: consultation

    5. Section 5: Preparation of plan: consideration of international instruments

    6. Section 6: Effect of plan

    7. Section 7: Reporting

    8. Section 8: Review and revision of plan

    9. Section 9: Publication of documents: inclusive communication

  4. Good Food Nation Plans of Public Bodies

    1. Section 10: Requirements to produce plans

    2. Section 11: Preparation of plans: principles

    3. Section 12: Preparation of plans: consultation

    4. Section 13: Preparation of plans: consideration of national plan

    5. Section 14: Statement accompanying plan

    6. Section 15: Effect of plans

    7. Sections 16 and 17: Reporting, review and revision of plans

    8. Section 18: Publication of documents: inclusive communication

    9. Section 19: Establishment of Scottish Food Commission

    10. Section 20: Functions of the Commission

    11. Section 21: Independence of the Commission

    12. Section 22: Funding and financial assistance

    13. Section 23: Publication of documents by the Commission: inclusive communication

    14. Section 24: Meaning of “food-related issue”

    15. Section 26: Ancillary provision

    16. Section 27: Regulations

    17. Section 28: Commencement

    18. Section 29: Short title

    19. Schedule

      1. Scottish Food Commission: Constitution and Operation

      2. Application of public bodies legislation

        1. Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

        2. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

        3. Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003

        4. Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

        5. Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011

        6. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

  5. Parliamentary History

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