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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-hazard-information-and-packaging-for-supply-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3247",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-hazard-information-and-packaging-for-supply-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 20th December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 9th January 1995\nComing into force 31st January 1995\nThe Secretary of State, being the designated Minister for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures relating to consumer protection, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b) and (9), 80(1) and (4) and 82(3) (a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (4) and (5), 15 and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf—\n(a) for the purpose of giving effect without modifications 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; and\n(b) it appearing to him that the modifications to the enactments referred to in regulation 19(3) below are expedient in consequence of the Regulations referred to below after the carrying out by him of consultations in accordance with se ction 80(4) of the 1974 Act,\nhereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections15(1), 50(3) and 80(4) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6, 16(3) and 19 respectively."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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