{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-dioxins-england-no2-revocation-order-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3188",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dioxins) (England) (No.2) (Revocation) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-dioxins-england-no2-revocation-order-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 15th December 1992\nLaid before Parliament 16th December 1992\nComing into force 16th December 1992\nWhereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, that there had been or might have been circumstances as were likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;\nAnd whereas the said Minister was of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said circumstances food which was or might have been in the future derived from creatures and crops in the area described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dioxins) (England) (No.2) Order 1992, was, or might have been, or might have become, unsuitable for human consumption;\nAnd whereas the said Minister is now of the opinion that such food is no longer unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the said circumstances;\nNow, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 48; section 1 was amended by section 51 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), and section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to that Act; section 1(2) defines “design ating authority” and section 24(1) defines “the Ministers”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1274."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3188/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."
}