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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-wales-no-2-amendment-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/182",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 2) Amendment Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-wales-no-2-amendment-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND\nPUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND\nCONTAMINATION OF FOOD\nMade 12th February 1987\nLaid before Parliament 12th February 1987\nComing into force 16th February 1987\nWhereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in 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 circumstances as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in 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) (Wales) (No.2) Order 1986, 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 Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said 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",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/1681, amended by S.I. 1986/1707, 1756, 1775, 1849 and 2242."
    }
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  "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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