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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colouring-matter-in-food-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colouring-matter-in-food-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1985",
  "legislation_title": "The Colouring Matter in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colouring-matter-in-food-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD COMPOSITION AND LABELLING\nMade 18th November 1987\nLaid before Parliament 2nd December 1987\nComing into force 23rd December 1987\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4, 7 and 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 () and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1973/1310; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1975/1595, 1976/2232 and 1979/107"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1985/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:17:34.618529+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."
}