{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-crustaceans-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-crustaceans-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1381",
  "legislation_title": "The Shellfish (Specification of Crustaceans) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-specification-of-crustaceans-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES, ENGLAND\nSHELLFISH\nMade 4th April 2001\nComing into force 26th April 2001\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 83; relevant amendments to section 1(1) were made by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77) section 15(2), by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86) Schedule 2, paragraph 15, by the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3) section 1, and by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) Schedule 2, paragraph 42(2). The definition of “the appropriate Minister” in section 22(1) is to be read subject to the transfer of functions under this section in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), Article 2 and Schedule 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1381/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:51:30.961930+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."
}