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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tryptophan-in-food-regulations-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1728",
  "legislation_title": "The Tryptophan in Food Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tryptophan-in-food-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nCOMPOSITION\nMade 21st August 1990\nLaid before Parliament 22nd August 1990\nComing into force 12th September 1990\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 4(1)(a) and (c), 74(3) and 118 of the Food Act 1984 or, as the case may be, those conferred by those provisions and now exercisable by them, it appearing to them to be necessary or expedient in the interests of public health to make the following Regulations, and after consulting such organisations as appeared to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations in accordance with section 118(6) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 30. Section 132 contains a definition of the Ministers relevant to the powers being exercised."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State for Health, by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1728/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."
}