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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1531",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 5th July 1991\nLaid before Parliament 15th July 1991\nComing into force 1st November 1991\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4), (5) and (9) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 4, 6(1), 7, 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to me by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of that Act after the carrying out by that Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3), I hereby make 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."
    }
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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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