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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-amendment-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/131",
  "legislation_title": "The Colours in Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-amendment-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 28th April 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 9th May 2000\nComing into force 30th June 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the following Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; section 6(4) of the Act was amended the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/131/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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