{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-scotland-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/61",
  "legislation_title": "The Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nMade 14th February 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 15th February 2002\nComing into force 15th March 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 16; sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), section 17(1) was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act which extend to Scotland shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/61/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."
}