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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1727",
  "legislation_title": "The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 15th July 1998\nLaid before Parliament 16th July 1998\nComing into force 28th August 1998\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 regards cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of cosmetic products:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2 of that Act hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811, 1975/1707, 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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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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