{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tryptophan-in-food-scotland-regulations-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tryptophan-in-food-scotland-regulations-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1792",
  "legislation_title": "The Tryptophan in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tryptophan-in-food-scotland-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nCOMPOSITION\nMade 29th August 1990\nLaid before Parliament 10th September 1990\nComing into force 1st October 1990\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4, 26(3) and 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956, it appearing to him to be necessary or expedient in the interests of the public health to make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 56(6) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1956 c. 30; section 4(1) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), Schedule 4, paragraph 3(1); section 26(3) was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 27, Part II, paragraph 123(a) and by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), Schedule 4, Part I; section 56 was amended by the Weights and Measures Act 1963 (c. 31), Schedule 9, Parts I and II; section 56 was also amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 15, paragraph 8; section 56(8A) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 41 and is to be read with section 289GA(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), as inserted by section 66 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1792/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."
}