Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025: island communities impact assessment

Introduction

The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 places a duty on Scottish Ministers and other relevant authorities to have regard to island communities in exercising their functions, and for the Scottish Ministers this also includes in the development of legislation.

Section 13 of the Act states that the Scottish Ministers must prepare an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) in relation to legislation which, in their opinion, is likely to have an effect on an island community which is significantly different from its effect on other communities, including other island communities in Scotland.

This impact assessment sets out how island issues have been considered during the development of The Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and details the potential impact of the policy on island communities.