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FOOD, ENGLAND

Made 16th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 17th March 2000

Coming into force 10th April 2000

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1)(e) and (f), 17, 18(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations:

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f1: 1990 c. 16; “the Ministers” is defined in relation to England and Wales in section 4(1) of the Act. Section 6(4)(a) of the Act was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6. Functions were transferred, in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and, by virtue of S.I. 1999/3141, functions exercisable in England were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly.