{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-sea-fish-revocation-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/619",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Sea Fish) (Revocation) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-sea-fish-revocation-order-1989",
  "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 6th April 1989\nLaid before Parliament 6th April 1989\nComing into force 7th April 1989\nWhereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, that in consequence of the likely escape of toxic substances as a result of the sinking in the English Channel of the m.v. Perintis on or about 13th March 1989, food might have been or might have become unsuitable for human consumption;\nAnd whereas the said Minister was of the opinion that the said toxic substances were in the area designated in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Sea Fish) Order 1989;\nAnd whereas the said Minister is now of the opinion that the said toxic substances are not in the said area;\nNow, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1(1) and section 1(10) 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/529."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/619/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."
}