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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-england-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1478",
  "legislation_title": "The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-england-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, ENGLAND\nMade 5th June 2003\nLaid before Parliament 6th June 2003\nComing into force 30th June 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990, and now vested in him, having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28). Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act. Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Section 17(2) was amended by paragraph 12(b), and section 48 by paragraph 21, of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1."
    }
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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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