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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3138",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-amendment-regulations-1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 11th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 17th December 1996\nComing into force 10th January 1997\nThe Secretary of State in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(1), (2), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b) and (9) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), 8, 9, 11, 13(1) and (3), 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 modification 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",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37: sections 15 and 50 were amended by Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) 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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