{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2297",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Medicines\nMade 26th August 2008\nLaid before Parliament 1st September 2008\nComing into force 1st October 2008\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.\nThe Secretary of State has carried out the consultation required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.\nIn accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973, the Treasury consent to the making of these Regulations.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (except reg. 45(2)) (1.10.2009) by The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2297), regs. 1, 45 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2027."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1973 c.51."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2297/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."
}