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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-hazard-information-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-hazard-information-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1646",
  "legislation_title": "The Explosive Substances (Hazard Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-hazard-information-regulations-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 12th June 2000\nLaid before Parliament 5th July 2000\nComing into force 31st July 2000\nThe Secretary of State, being the designated Minister for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures relating to consumer protection in relation to explosives, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and in pursuance of Articles 17(1) to (6), 54(1), (4) and (5), and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (4) and (5), and 2, 11, 14 and 15 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 as applied and modified by Article 53 of that Order and after consulting in accordance with Article 46 of that Order as so applied and modified, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to him to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; the definition of “the Treaties” referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1646/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."
}