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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asbestos-prohibitions-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1889",
  "legislation_title": "The Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asbestos-prohibitions-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 17th July 2003\nLaid before Parliament 25th July 2003\nComing into force 15th August 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), (2), and 6(b), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) and for the purpose of giving effect without modification to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6 and 16(3) respectively."
    }
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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."
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