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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-use-of-explosives-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/555",
  "legislation_title": "Construction (Use of Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-use-of-explosives-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 19th December 1997\nTo be laid before Parliament\nComing into operation 12th February 1998\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Articles 17(1), (2), (3), (5), 20(2), and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17(a) of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and of every other power enabling her in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to her to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)"
    }
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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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