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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-labelling-enforcement-regulations-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-labelling-enforcement-regulations-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/616",
  "legislation_title": "The Beef Labelling (Enforcement) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-labelling-enforcement-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 9th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales, acting jointly in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 17(2) and 26(3) of the Food Safety Act 1990, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having consulted with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16. “The Ministers” is defined in section 4(1) of the Act. Section 6(4) of the Act was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/616/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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