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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/967",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 27th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 3rd April 1996\nComing into force 27th April 1996\nThe Secretary of State being the Minister designated under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms and in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (4)(a) and (5)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c) and (5), 4(1) and 15(1) of Schedule 3 to, 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 the 1974 Act, hereby makes the following Regulations —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/775"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; The enabling powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (1975 c. 71) , Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively."
    }
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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."
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