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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/detergents-regulations-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/detergents-regulations-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2469",
  "legislation_title": "The Detergents Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/detergents-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH\nMade 4th September 2005\nLaid before Parliament 7th September 2005\nComing into force 8th October 2005\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects, among other products, detergents and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of, among other products, detergents.\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. As regards functions transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), these Regulations extend to Scotland pursuant to section 57(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See article 2 of and the Schedule to the European Communities (Designation) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1811)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2469/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:56.376500+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}