Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Overview
The Bill requires the Scottish Ministers and certain public bodies (referred to in the Bill as ‘relevant authorities’) to create Good Food Nation Plans.
The relevant authorities identified in the Bill are health boards and local authorities (or councils). Other public bodies may be required to produce plans in the future.
The Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities need to have regard to these plans when carrying out certain functions. These functions will be set out by the Scottish Ministers in secondary legislation that will be considered by the Parliament.
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill as introduced (470KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
The Bill was passed on 15 June 2022 and became an Act on 26 July 2022
Contents
Introduced
The Scottish Government introduces the Bill and accompanying documents to the Parliament which publishes the Bill.
The Bill was introduced on 07 October 2021
Bill as introduced
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill as introduced (470KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Financial resolution
The Presiding Officer has decided under Rule 9.12 of Standing Orders that a financial resolution is not required for this Bill.
Related information form the Scottish Government on the bill
Explanatory Notes
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (141KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (print version) (194KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Explanation of the Bill
Policy Memorandum
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (235KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (print version) (275KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Why the Bill is being introduced
Financial Memorandum
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (157KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (print version) (, ) posted 07 October 2021
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (160KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (print version) (250KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).
Statements on Legislative Competence
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill statements on legislative competence (89KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill statements on legislative competence (print version) (139KB, pdf) posted 07 October 2021
Statements on whether the Bill is within the Parliament’s “legislative competence” (if the Parliament has the power to make the changes to the law proposed by the Bill).
Scottish Parliament research on the Bill
Read the research done by the Scottish Parliament on specific parts of the Bill: