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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/835",
  "legislation_title": "The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 20th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 24th March 2003\nComing into force (except as provided in regulation 1(2)) 15th April 2003\nWhereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, consulted such organisations as appear to her to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, such other persons as she 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 the powers conferred on her by sections 11, 28 and 30 of the 1987 Act and by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, 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, S.I. 1975/1707 and S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/835/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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