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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-amendment-england-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/506",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-amendment-england-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, ENGLAND\nMade 27th February 2006\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 2006\nComing into force 6th April 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e) and (f), 17(2), 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and now vested in her.\nIn accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, she has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.\nAs required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend sections 17 and 48 of the 1990 Act. Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and those functions so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46). Section 26(3) of the 1990 Act was amended by section 40(4) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Food Standards Act 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/506/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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