{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/preservatives-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/preservatives-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/581",
  "legislation_title": "The Preservatives in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/preservatives-in-food-scotland-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nCOMPOSITION AND LABELLING\nMade 23rd March 1989\nLaid before Parliament 12th April 1989\nComing into force 3rd May 1989\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4, 7, 26(3), 56 and 56A of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1956 c. 30; section 4(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 3(1); section 26(3) was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 27, Part II, paragraph 123(a) and by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), Schedule 4, Part I; section 7 and section 56 were amended by the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31), Schedule 9, Parts I and II; section 56 was also amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 15, paragraph 8 and by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41 and is to be read with section 289GA(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) (inserted by section 66 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41); section 56A was added by the European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 4, paragraph 3(2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/581/introduction",
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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."
}