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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-official-controls-charges-england-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2983",
  "legislation_title": "The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/meat-official-controls-charges-england-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD, ENGLAND\nMade 24th October 2005\nLaid before Parliament 4th November 2005\nComing into force 1st January 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food.\nAs 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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/2901."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4."
    }
  ],
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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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