{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1539",
  "legislation_title": "The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 18th June 1993\nLaid before Parliament 21st June 1993\nComing into force\n(except as provided in regulation 1(2)) 21st June 1993\nWhereas 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 2 of the said Act of 1972 hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811, 1975/1707."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1539/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."
}