{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contaminants-in-food-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111180075",
  "legislation_title": "The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contaminants-in-food-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 315/93 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food",
  "text": "In Article 1(1) after the definition of ‘Contaminant’ insert—\n““Food Safety Authority” means—\n(a) as regards England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Food Standards Agency;\n(b) as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;\n“appropriate authority” means—\n(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland devolved authority;\n“Northern Ireland devolved authority” means the Department of Health.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180075/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:01:05.749038+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."
}