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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1540",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 3rd June 1999\nLaid before Parliament 7th June 1999\nComing into force 30th June 1999\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1), 17(1), 26(1)(a) and (3), 31 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations; 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 exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters, acting jointly, in exercise (so far as is required for revocations effected by these Regulations) of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2); and in exercise of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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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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