{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-wales-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-wales-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2006/1339",
  "legislation_title": "The Fish Labelling (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fish-labelling-wales-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, WALES\nMade 16 May 2006\nComing into force 24 May 2006\nThe National Assembly for Wales 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 it. .\nIn accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, it 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 Secretary of State” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "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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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1339/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:03:45.049779+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."
}