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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/minister-of-food-financial-powers-act-1949/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/15",
  "legislation_title": "Minister of Food (Financial Powers) Act 1949",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of sums required by the Minister of Food to fulfil contracts or arrangements entered into by him, whether before or after the passing of this Act, including contracts or arrangements involving commitments extending beyond the financial year current when the contracts or arrangements were made.\n[9th March 1949]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food now exercisable (W.) concurrently with Secretary of State: S.I. 1978/272, art. 8(c)"
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      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (16.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/253, art. 2, Sch. 1"
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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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