{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1484",
  "legislation_title": "The Food (Meat Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nFOOD HYGIENE\nMade 17th August 1988\nLaid before Parliament 5th September 1988\nComing into force 1st November 1988\nThe secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13, 26(3) and 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act consulted with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1956 c. 30; section 26(3) was amended by paragraph 123 of Part II of Schedule 27 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), and by section 22(a) of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43); section 56(8) was amended by, and section 56(8A) inserted by, paragraph 8 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48); section 56(8A) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41, and is to be read with section 289B(4) and (6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) and S.I. 1984/526"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1484/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."
}