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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-appliances-safety-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-appliances-safety-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/711",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-appliances-safety-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 11th March 1992\nLaid before Parliament 12th March 1992\nComing into force\n(except regulation 1(3)) 6th April 1992\nregulation 1(3) 1st January 1996\nWhereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, such other persons as he considers appropriate and the Health and Safety Commission:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communites Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to safety as regards appliances burning gaseous fuels:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 11 of the said Act of 1987, read with article 6 of the Consumer Protection Act (Commencement No. 1) Order 1987, and by section 2 of the said Act of 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See S.I. 1991/755."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1680."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/711/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."
}