{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-miscellaneous-amendments-etc-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-miscellaneous-amendments-etc-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2020/286",
  "legislation_title": "The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-miscellaneous-amendments-etc-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union\nFood\nMade 25th November 2020\nComing into operation see reg. 1\nThe Department of Health makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of and sub-paragraph 11M(1) of Part 1C of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nIn accordance with Article 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health 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": "Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c. 5 (N.I.) section1(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 16, amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I. 12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R.2004 Nos. 482 and 505"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 198, 25.07.2019, p.241)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/286/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."
}