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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-hygiene-and-inspection-charges-amendment-england-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/224",
  "legislation_title": "The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-hygiene-and-inspection-charges-amendment-england-regulations-2000",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, ENGLAND\nMade 3rd February 2000\nLaid before Parliament 8th February 2000\nComing into force 1st March 2000\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17(1), 45 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of the Food Safety Act 1990 with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, and (insofar as these Regulations impose charges in relation to the monitoring of the requirements of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995) the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; “the Ministers” is defined in relation to England and Wales in section 4(1) of the Act. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672. Functions of “the Ministers” were further modified in relation to England by S.I. 1999/3141."
    },
    {
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/731, amended by S.I. 1999/400."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
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      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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  "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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