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					<dc:description>This Order makes provision in consequence of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). The Order comes into force on 1st April 2015.</dc:description>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/28" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1999" Number="0028">1999 c.28</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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