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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docks-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docks-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1655",
  "legislation_title": "The Docks Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docks-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 26th September 1988\nLaid before Parliament 20th October 1988\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of all regulations except regulations 14(2) and 16(7) 1st January 1989\nfor the purposes of regulation 14(2) 1st January 1993\nfor the purposes of regulation 16(7) 1st September 1990\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4)(a), (5)(b) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3), 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15(1), 16 and 18(a) 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 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 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1655/introduction",
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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."
}