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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-food-regulations-2011/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-food-regulations-2011/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/3012",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Food) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-food-regulations-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Food, England\nMade 14th December 2011\nLaid before Parliament 19th December 2011\nComing into force 16th January 2012\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(e) and (f), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990.\nIn accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Foods Standards Agency.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c.16. Sections 16(1), 17(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraphs 7, 8, 12(a) and (b) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28) (“the 1999 Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3012/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."
}