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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-export-hygiene-and-inspection-scotland-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/800",
  "legislation_title": "The Fresh Meat Export (Hygiene and Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-export-hygiene-and-inspection-scotland-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nFOOD HYGIENE\nMade 29th April 1987\nLaid before Parliament 14th May 1987\nComing into force 11th June 1987\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972() (being one of the Ministers designated() for the purposes of that section in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community), and by sections 13, 26(3) and 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956(), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act of 1956 consulted with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to that Act and is to be read with sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) (as inserted by section 54 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)), and S.I. 1984/526."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1956 c. 30; section 26(3) was amended by paragraph 123 of Schedule 27 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) and by section 22(a) of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43); section 56(8) was amended by, and section 56(8A) inserted by, paragraph 8 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48); section 56(8A) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41 and is to be read with section 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 and S.I. 1984/526."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/800/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."
}