Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 5)

(1) The Scottish Ministers must— (a) publish, and (b) lay before the Scottish Parliament, a national good food nation plan. (2) Subsection (1) must be complied with before the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the expiry of the period mentioned in section 3(1)(a). (3) The national good food nation plan must set out— (a) the main outcomes in relation to food-related issues which the Scottish Ministers want to be achieved in relation to Scotland, (b) indicators or other measures by which progress in achieving the outcomes may be assessed, and (c) the policies which the Scottish Ministers intend to pursue in order to secure the achievement of the outcomes. (4) The national good food nation plan must also set out the Scottish Ministers’ plans for ensuring that the implementation of the policies mentioned in subsection (3)(c) is informed by the views of the food business sector. (5) The national good food nation plan may include such other material in relation to food-related issues as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. (6) In determining the content of the national good food nation plan so far as required by subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the scope for food-related issues to affect outcomes in relation to, among other things— (a) social and economic wellbeing, (b) the environment, including in particular in relation to— (i) climate change, and (ii) wildlife and the natural environment, (c) health and physical and mental wellbeing (including in particular through the provision of health and social care services), (d) economic development, (e) animal welfare, (f) education, and (g) child poverty. Commencement Information I1 S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 28(2) I2 S. 1 in force at 30.6.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/183 , reg. 2(a)

In preparing the national good food nation plan, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to— (a) the fact that each part of the food system and supply chain plays an important role in the provision of food, (b) the role of a sustainable food system and supply chain in contributing to mitigation of climate change, halting and reversing of loss of biodiversity and improvement in animal welfare, (c) the ability of high quality, nutritious and culturally appropriate food to improve the health and physical and mental wellbeing of people, (d) the fact that adequate food is a human right (as part of the right to an adequate standard of living set out in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) and essential to the realisation of other human rights, (e) the importance of the food business sector— (i) continuing to be a thriving part of the Scottish economy, (ii) having resilient supply chains, (iii) operating with fair work standards, and (iv) in contributing to resilient local economies across Scotland. Commencement Information I3 S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 28(2) I4 S. 2 in force at 30.6.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/183 , reg. 2(b) Prospective