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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-hazard-analysis-and-critical-control-point-scotland-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/234",
  "legislation_title": "The Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-hazard-analysis-and-critical-control-point-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 16th May 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 16th May 2002\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 3\nThe Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(b), (d) and (f), 17(1), 26(2)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 insofar as these Regulations amend the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) and paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 46) (“the 1999 Act”); sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act; section 17(1) was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act; amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1972 (c. 68). Section 2(2) was amended by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/3124, amended by S.I. 1997/3023, 1998/994 and 1999/683 and S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288, 2001/169 and 257 and 2002/87."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/234/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."
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