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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/factories-act-1961-etc-metrication-regulations-1983/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/978",
  "legislation_title": "The Factories Act 1961 etc. (Metrication) Regulations 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/factories-act-1961-etc-metrication-regulations-1983",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 7th July 1983\nLaid before Parliament 21st July 1983\nComing into Operation 12th August 1983\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1) and (3)(a), 49 and 82(3)(a) 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 and section 49 by that section and paragraph 15 of that Schedule."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/978/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."
}