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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legislative-reform-health-and-safety-executive-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110809526",
  "legislation_title": "The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This draft Order supersedes the draft Order published on 29th January 2008 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft.\nDraft Order laid before Parliament under section 14(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRegulatory REFORM\nHEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade\nComing into force 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (“the Secretary of State”) makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).\nFor the purposes of section 3(1) and (3) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State considers that, where relevant, the conditions under sections 3(2) and (4) are satisfied.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) and (2) of the 2006 Act.\nThe Secretary of State has laid a draft of this Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of the 2006 Act.\nAs provided for in section 15 of the 2006 Act, the affirmative resolution procedure, (within the meaning of Part 1 of the 2006 Act) applies in relation to the making of this Order.\nPursuant to section 17(2) of the 2006 Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2006 c.51 as amended by article 3 of, and paragraph 146 of Schedule 1 to, the Government of Wales (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388); see section 32 for the definitions of “Minister of the Crown” and “regulatory function”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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