{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2785",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exemptions",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations do not apply to any water which —\n(a) is a medicinal product within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 ;\n(b) is a natural mineral water which is used at source for curative purposes in thermal or hydromineral establishments;\n(c) is not intended for sale for drinking by humans; or\n(d) is a natural mineral water intended for—\n(i) movement into Northern Ireland;\n(ii) export to a third country.\n(2) These Regulations do not apply to packaged ice portions intended for use in cooling food.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2018) by The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/352), regs. 1(1), 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/775), reg. 1, Sch. 8 para. 9; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 3(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/150), regs. 1, 3(3) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1501, regs. 1(a), 3(2)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2785/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:43:33.929717+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}