{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cigarettes-maximum-tar-yield-safety-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cigarettes-maximum-tar-yield-safety-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2783",
  "legislation_title": "The Cigarettes (Maximum Tar Yield) (Safety) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cigarettes-maximum-tar-yield-safety-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 6th November 1992\nLaid before Parliament 9th November 1992\nComing into force 30th November 1992\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, for the purpose of securing that goods that are unsafe are not made available to persons generally, and after consultation, in accordance with section 11(5) of that Act, with organisations appearing to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations and other persons considered appropriate, of the powers conferred by subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. See S.I. 1991/755 designating the Secretary of State for the purposes of that subsection in relation to measures relating to the sampling of tobacco products."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2783/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:12:23.259274+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}