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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-eu-exit-regulations-2019/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2019/732",
  "legislation_title": "The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union, Wales\nFood, Wales\nMade 6pm on 26th March 2019\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for any reference in these Regulations to EU instruments to be construed as a reference to those instruments as amended from time to time.\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7, to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 , make the following Regulations.\nThere has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations 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 .\nIn accordance with section 59(3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 a draft of this instrument has been laid before the National Assembly for Wales and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2010/2690. By virtue of paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, this designation has effect as if made under section 59(1) of that Act."
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)."
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      "text": "Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006."
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      "text": "2018 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "OJ No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, to which there are no relevant amendments to Article 9."
    },
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      "label": "M6",
      "text": "2006 c. 32. Section 59(3) was amended by section 20(2)(c) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)."
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/732/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:35.185011+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."
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