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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-amendment-england-eu-exit-regulations-2019/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/150",
  "legislation_title": "The Food (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-amendment-england-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union, England\nFood, England\nMade 30th January 2019\nLaid before Parliament 1st February 2019\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 .\nThe Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act .\nThere has been consultation as 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 .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16. Section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraphs 10(1) and (3) and Schedule 6, and S.I. 2002/794. Section 16(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8. Section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6, and (as read with section 35) modified by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c.10), section 85(2). Section 48(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 48(4A) was inserted by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
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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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