{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-act-1875-exemptions-regulations-1979/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-act-1875-exemptions-regulations-1979/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1979/1378",
  "legislation_title": "The Explosives Act 1875 (Exemptions) Regulations 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-act-1875-exemptions-regulations-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 30th October 1979\nLaid before Parliament 8th November 1979\nComing into Operation 31st December 1979\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(1) and (5)(b) of 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 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",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "section 15 was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 6."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1378/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:11:10.708422+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}