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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-regulations-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-regulations-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/276",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 12th February 1998\nLaid before Parliament 12th February 1998\nComing into force 4th August 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Health, as respects England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the employment of children and young persons, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See the European Communities (Designation) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/266), article 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/276/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."
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