{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-amnesic-shellfish-poisoning-orkney-revocation-scotland-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/18",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) Revocation (Scotland) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-amnesic-shellfish-poisoning-orkney-revocation-scotland-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH\nCONTAMINATION OF FOOD\nMade 25th January 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament\nComing into force in accordance with article 1 27th January 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) and (2) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 48; section 1(1) and (2) was amended by section 51(2)(a) and (b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16); section 1(2) defines “designating authority”; section 1(2) was further amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/18/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:51:58.616098+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."
}