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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/batteries-and-accumulators-containing-dangerous-substances-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/232",
  "legislation_title": "The Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/batteries-and-accumulators-containing-dangerous-substances-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 2nd February 1994\nLaid before Parliament 7th February 1994\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to batteries and accumulators containing dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section and of all his other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/232/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."
}