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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-design-and-management-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3140",
  "legislation_title": "The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-design-and-management-regulations-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 19th December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 10th January 1995\nComing into force 31st March 1995\nWhereas the Health and Safety Commission has submitted to the Secretary of State, under section 11(2)(d) of the Health and Safety at Work etc.Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”), proposals for the purpose of making regulations after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of the 1974 Act;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has made modifications to the said proposals under section 50(1) of the 1974 Act and has consulted the said Commission thereon in accordance with section 50(2) of that Act;\nNow therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4)(a), (6)(b) and (9), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(c), 6(1), 14, 15(1), 20 and 21 of Schedule 3 to, the 1974 Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect to the said proposals of the said Commission with modifications as aforesaid, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 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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