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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-food-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/187",
  "legislation_title": "The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Weights And Measures\nMade 22nd March 2016\nComing into operation 18th April 2016\nThe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (“the Department”) is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to food and drink intended for sale for human consumption, including the presentation, packaging, labelling, marketing and advertising of such food and drink.\nThere has been a consultation, as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.\nAccordingly, the Department makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I.2005/2766, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3 (3) and Part 1 of the Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 652/2014 (OJ No L189, 27.6.2014, p.1)"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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