# Food Standards Act 1999, Paragraph 40


In Article 47 (regulations and orders), after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(3A) Before making any regulations or order under this Order, the Department shall have regard to any relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.
(3B) If it appears to the Department that the Food Standards Agency has undertaken any consultation with an organisation that the Department is required to consult under paragraph (3), the Department may treat that consultation as being as effective for the purposes of that paragraph as if undertaken by the Department.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/28/schedule/5/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999/schedule-5/paragraph-40
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