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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-and-novel-foods-labelling-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/83",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified and Novel Foods (Labelling) (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-and-novel-foods-labelling-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 17th March 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 17th March 2000\nComing into force 10th April 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers 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 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:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; see section 4(1) for the definition of “the Ministers”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred, so far as within devolved competence, to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Section 6(4)(a) of the Act was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6."
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/83/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."
}