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1In section 10(3) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1959, for “ M2Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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2In section 13(3) of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1959, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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3In paragraph (b) of section 41(1) of the Public Health Act 1961, for “subsection (1) of section twenty-three of the M5Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 28(1) of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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M51955 c. 16 4 & 5 Eliz. 2).
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4In sections 29(3) and 58(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1963, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
5In paragraph 1(e) of Part I of Schedule 10 to that Act—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”;
(b)for “section 134 of, and Schedule 10 to” substitute “ sections 7(3) and 135 of ”.
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6For subsection (1) of section 54 of the London Government Act 1963, substitute—E+W+S+N.I.
“(1)The council of a London borough shall, as respects that borough, be the authority responsible for enforcing section 35 of the Food Act 1984 (which prohibits the sale of milk from diseased cows), and the Common Council shall, as respects the City, be the authority for enforcing that section 35; and in that Act of 1984—
(a)Part III (which relates to the provision and regulation of markets) extends to all the London boroughs; and
(b)section 70 (which relates to cold storage) extends to the whole of Greater London.”.
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7In paragraph (e) of section 4(1) and in section 4(2) of the Agriculture Act 1967, for “section 56(2) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 57(2) of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
8In section 7(3) of that Act, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
9In section 25(2) of that Act, for “section 135(1) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 132(1) of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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10In subsections (3) and (7)(c) of section 4 of the Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967, for “section 89 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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11In section 2(5) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
12In section 22(2) of that Act—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)for “ M11Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”;
(b)in paragraph (a) of that subsection, for “said Act of 1955, sections 93 and 97” substitute “ said Act of 1984, sections 80 and 84 ”;
(c)for “section 123 or 123A of the said Act of 1955” substitute “ section 118 or 119 of the said Act of 1984 ”.
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13In section 62 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)omit “and in the Food and Drugs Act 1955 references to ships”, and
(ii)for “in each of those Acts” substitute “ in that Act ”;
(b)in subsection (2) for “for the references therein to the M13Public Health Act 1936 and the Food and Drugs Act 1955, there were substituted references respectively to” substitute “ the reference to the Public Health Act 1936 included references to both ”.
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14In section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968, in the definition of “food and drugs authority”, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955 by section 198 of the M15Local Government Act 1972” substitute “ Food Act 1984 by section 71 of that Act ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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15In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act, for “section 89(1) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76(1) of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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16In paragraph 7(2)(d) of Schedule 16 to the Transport Act 1968, for “section 11(2) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 11(4) of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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17In subsections (4) and (5) of section 25 of the Agriculture Act 1970, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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18In paragraph 15 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955 (c.16)” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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19In section 10(7) of the Road Traffic Act 1972, for “section 89 of the M20Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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20In paragraph (a) of section 17(5) of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1972, for “Food and Drugs Act, 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984, other than Part IV ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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21In paragraph (a) of section 8(4) of the Poisons Act 1972, for “section 89 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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22In section 112(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, for “section 89 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
23In section 259(3) of that Act—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in paragraph (b) for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”;
(b)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)any transfer or relinquishment of functions under any of the provisions of the Public Health Act 1936—
(i)which are incorporated in the Slaughterhouses Act 1974; or
(ii)which are repealed by the Food Act 1984 to the extent that those provisions were incorporated in the Food and Drugs Act 1955, and which are reproduced in that Act of 1984;”.
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24In section 2 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973, for “ ”the Act of 1955’ means the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ ”the Act of 1984’ means the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
25In subsections (1) and (9) of section 30 of that Act, for “Act of 1955” substitute “ Act of 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
26In section 32(3) of that Act, for “subsection (5) of section 100 of the Act of 1955” substitute “ section 87(5) of the Act of 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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27In paragraph (a) (ii) of section 18(3) of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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28In the Slaughterhouses Act 1974—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in paragraph (a) of section 2(2),
(b)in paragraph (a) of section 4(2),
(c)in section 12(2),
(d)in sectin 16(3),
for “ M27Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.
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29In section 12 of the Weights and Measures Act 1976—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “Food and Drugs Act 1955 (the ”1955 Act’)” substitute “ Food Act 1984 (the ”1984 Act’) ”;
(b)in subsection (9)(a), for “the 1955 Act” substitute “ the 1984 Act ”.
30In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to that Act—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i) for “Part V” substitute “ Part VI ”;
(ii)for “sections 126, 127, 128 and 131” substitute “ sections 109, 111, 112, 113(1)–(4), sections 114 to 117, sections 122 to 125, sections 127 to 130, section 132(2) and Schedule 9 paragraph 3(1) and (2) ”.
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31In section 22(2) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)for “section 100 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 87 of the Food Act 1984 ”; and
(b)for “section 101(2)” substitute “ section 88(2) ”.
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32In the Consumer Safety Act 1978—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)in paragraph (b) of the definition of “goods” in section 9(4), and
(b)in paragraph (g) (i) of section 11,
for “section 135(1) of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 131(1) of the Food Act 1984 ”.
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33In paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 5 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979, for “section 89 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 76 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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34In paragraph 11(b) of Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, for “section 55 of the M33Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 56 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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35In paragraph (a) of section 3(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
36In paragraph (d) of section 7(3) of that Act, for “Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ Food Act 1984, other than Part IV ”.E+W+S+N.I.
37In paragraph (b) of section 20(1) of that Act, for “section 23 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955” substitute “ section 28 of the Food Act 1984 ”.E+W+S+N.I.
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