Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008 (S.S.I. No. 77 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Institution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations establish a body for the meat sector in Scotland. Quality Meat Scotland shall have the following purposes: (a) increasing efficiency or productivity in the red meat sector; (b) improving marketing in the red meat sector; (c) improving or developing services that the red meat sector provides or could provide to the community; (d) improving the ways in which the red meat sector contributes to sustainable development. It may impose levies (as specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations) to enable it to provide services to the red meat sector. Schedule 1 sets out, in detail, the functions of Quality Meat Scotland. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (2006 Chapter 16). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural development, Biodiversity, Protection of environment, Pesticides, Environmental planning, Cultural heritage, Hazardous substances, Policy/planning, Inland waters, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Birds, Alien species, National parks, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX