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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-amendment-regulations-1994/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-amendment-regulations-1994/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/2286",
  "legislation_title": "The Organic Products (Amendment) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-amendment-regulations-1994",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Organic Products Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2111) (“the principal Regulations”).\nThe main amendment made by these Regulations is the transfer to the appropriate Minister of the functions conferred upon Food from Britain by the principal Regulations (regulations 4(a) and 6(b)). In consequence, the new powers conferred upon Food from Britain by section 3A of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (1983 c. 3) which was added by the principal Regulations, also cease to have effect (regulation 5).\nThe Regulations also insert a new definition of “appropriate Minister” who is designated as the competent authority for the purposes of Articles 9.9(b) and 10.3(b) of the Council Regulation, defined in the principal Regulations (regulations 3(a) and 4(b)). Further consequential amendments have also been made (regulations 3(b), 4(c), 6(a) and (c), 7 and 8).\nIn carrying out his functions the appropriate Minister will act in consultation with the Board of the United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards whose address is c/o Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Room 320(c), Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2286/note",
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  "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."
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