# The National Health Service (Food Premises) Regulations 1987, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Food Premises) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 7th February 1987.
(2) In these Regulations:
“the food legislation” means the Food Act 1984 and any regulations or orders made under it;
“health authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 128 of the National Health Service Act 1977.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/18/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-food-premises-regulations-1987/regulation-1
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