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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-food-regulations-northern-ireland-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2004/385",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-food-regulations-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 10th September 2004\nComing into operation 8th October 2004\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1)(a), (e) and (f), 16(2), 17(1), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having had regard in accordance with Article 47(3A) of the said Order to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation both as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and in accordance with Article 47(3) and (3B) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Rules applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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