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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999-commencement-no-1-order-2000/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/92",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Standards Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999-commencement-no-1-order-2000",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following provisions of the Food Standards Act 1999 shall come into force on 11th January 2000—\n(a) sections 1(1) (Food Standards Agency), 2 (appointment of members), 3(1) to (3) (appointment of chief executive), 36(2) (interpretation), 41 (transfer schemes) and 42 (transition);\n(b) in so far as they relate to Wales and Scotland, section 3(4) and (5) (appointment of directors), section 5(1) and paragraphs 1, 5 and 6 of Schedule 2 (advisory committees);\n(c) section 3(6) (holding of office) in so far as—\n(i) it is concerned with the chief executive, and\n(ii) it is concerned with directors and relates to Wales and Scotland;\n(d) for the purpose of introducing those provisions of Schedule 2 which are brought into force by this Order, section 5(4);\n(e) in so far as it relates to the definitions of the terms “Agency” and “appropriate authorities”, section 36(1); and\n(f) Schedule 1 (constitution of the Agency).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/92/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:38.013187+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."
}