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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1812",
  "legislation_title": "The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 3rd September 1990\nLaid before Parliament 4th September 1990\nComing into force 24th September 1990\nWhereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, such other persons as he considers appropriate and the Health and Safety Commission:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of cosmetic products and in relation to indication of origin on imported goods:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 11 of the said Act of 1987 and by section 2 of the said Act of 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811, 1975/1707."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1812/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."
}