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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electrical-equipment-for-explosive-atmospheres-certification-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/77",
  "legislation_title": "Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 6th March 1998\nComing into operation 20th April 1998\nThe Department of Economic Development, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects electrical equipment and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of electrical equipment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
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      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811"
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      "text": "1972 c. 68"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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