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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-act-1984/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/30",
  "legislation_title": "Food Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-act-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the provisions of the Food and Drugs Acts 1955 to 1982, the Sugar Act 1956, the Food and Drugs (Milk) Act 1970, section 7(3) and (4) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 198 of the Local Government Act 1972 and Part IX of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and connected provisions.\n[26th June 1984]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (S.) (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), s. 38(2), sch. 2 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act: power to modify or exclude Act conferred by Weights and Measures Act 1976 (c. 77, SIF 131), s. 12, Sch. 6 paras. 1, 2 (as amended by Food Act 1984 (c. 30, SIF 53), s. 134 (a), Sch. 10 paras. 29, 30 (which said Sch. 10 was repealed (E.W.S.) by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(4), Sch. 5) )"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act restricted by Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72, SIF 131), s. 93 (the restriction being no longer applicable (E.W.S.) by virtue of the amendment of s. 93 by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), ss. 54, 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.S) by National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66, SIF 113:2), s. 1(1)(7)(a)(ii)(8) (which said s. 1 is repealed (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(2), Sch. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act: functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services under the Act transferred to the Secretary of State for Health by S.I. 1988/1843, art. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. IAct: transfer of certain functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 26.9.1984, see s. 136(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For extent of Act, see ss. 135, 136"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/30/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:02:26.993897+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."
}