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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-lead-at-work-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2676",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-lead-at-work-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 24th October 2002\nLaid before Parliament 31st October 2002\nComing into force 21st November 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (4)(a), (5)(b) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c) and (2), 6(1), 7, 8, 9, 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": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6 and 16(3) 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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