Scotch Whisky Order 1990

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The Scotch Whisky Order 1990 is a UK statutory instrument that legally defines and protects the production, composition, and labeling standards for Scotch whisky.

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Scotch Whisky Order 1990 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom statutory instrument
secondary legislation
affects Scotch whisky bottlers
Scotch whisky exporters
Scotch whisky labelling and marketing practices
Scotch whisky producers
appliesTo Scotch whisky
basedOn policy to prevent misleading use of the term Scotch whisky
country United Kingdom
defines geographical origin requirements for Scotch whisky
labelling descriptions for Scotch whisky
legal definition of Scotch whisky
maturation requirements for Scotch whisky
minimum alcoholic strength for Scotch whisky
permitted raw materials for Scotch whisky
enforcedBy UK government
surface form: United Kingdom authorities
jurisdiction United Kingdom
language English
legalForm order in council
legalStatus in force at time of enactment
legalSystem English law
Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
protects Scotch whisky as a distinctive product of Scotland
purpose to define Scotch whisky for legal purposes
to protect the name Scotch whisky
to regulate the composition of Scotch whisky
to regulate the labelling of Scotch whisky
to regulate the production of Scotch whisky
regulates composition standards for Scotch whisky
geographical indications for Scotch whisky
labelling standards for Scotch whisky
production standards for Scotch whisky
regulatoryArea consumer protection in relation to Scotch whisky
fair trading in Scotch whisky
quality standards for Scotch whisky
relatedTo Scotch whisky industry
United Kingdom food standards law
protection of geographical indications in the UK
sector alcoholic beverages industry
subjectMatter food and drink regulation
geographical indication protection
spirit drinks
temporalScope from 1990 onward

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Scotch whisky regulatedBy Scotch Whisky Order 1990
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 replaced Scotch Whisky Order 1990