{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-wales-regulations-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-wales-regulations-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2007/840",
  "legislation_title": "The Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contaminants-in-food-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, WALES\nMade 13 March 2007\nComing into force 15 March 2007\nThe National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a), (2)(e) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990.\nIn accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, the National Assembly for Wales has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.\nAs 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, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16. Functions formerly exercised by the “Secretary of State” 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 Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended as at the making of these Regulations by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/840/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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