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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-at-work-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2115",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-at-work-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 3rd December 1987\nLaid before Parliament 14th January 1988\nComing into force 1st March 1988\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (4)(a), (5)(b) and (9), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) to (4), 3(2), 6(1), 8 to 11, 14, 15(1) 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 and 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, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15, 43 and 50 were amended by Schedule 15 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 (C.71), paragraphs 6, 12 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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