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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-england-amendment-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/31",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Amendment Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-england-amendment-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND\nPUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND\nCONTAMINATION OF FOOD\nMade 10th January 1990\nLaid before Parliament 12th January 1990\nComing into force 15th January 1990\nWhereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 , that there has been or may have been an escape of substances of such descriptions and in such quantities and such circumstance as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;\nAnd whereas the said Minister is of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said escape of substances food which is or may be in the future in the area described in Schedule 1 to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Order 1987 , or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in that area, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;\nNow, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), 1(2), 24(1) and 24(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",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 48; see the definition of “designating authority” in section 1(2) and “the Ministers” in section 24(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1893, amended by S.I. 1988/7, 954, 1292, 1679, 1989/6, 658, 1283, 1768."
    }
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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."
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