{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1540",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exemptions",
  "text": "These Regulations do not apply to any water which–\n(a) has a product licence issued under the provisions of the Medicines Act 1968 or a marketing authorisation to which the Marketing Authorisations for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 1994 apply, or a marketing authorisation within the meaning of the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations etc.) Regulations 1994 ;\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 human consumption; or\n(d) is a natural mineral water intended for export to a country other than an EEA State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1968 c. 67."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/3142; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/3144; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/666",
      "affecting_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2003/3042",
      "affecting_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/139",
      "affecting_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (revoked)"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1540/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:43:34.410997+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."
}