{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quick-frozen-foodstuffs-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/65",
  "legislation_title": "The Quick-Frozen Foodstuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quick-frozen-foodstuffs-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "food\nMade 6th February 2007\nComing into operation 1st March 2007\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has been designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food.\nAs required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (1.3.2007) by The Quick-Frozen Foodstuffs (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/110), Regs. 1 , 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/2901"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p3) amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the Permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p3). By virtue of Regulation 5 of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No.482), with effect from 7th December 2004 the consultation requirement contained in Article 47(3) of the 1991 Order is disapplied in any case in which consultation is required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/65/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."
}