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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/1439",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST JANUARY 1975",
  "text": "Provisions\nSubject-matter of provisions\nSection 10(1) (so far as it relates to the Executive).\nEstablishment of Executive.\nSection 10(5) and section 10(6) and (7) (so far as aforesaid).\nConstitution and status of Executive.\nSection 11(4) and (5) and Section 11(6) (so far as aforesaid).\nFunctions of Executive.\nSection 14.\nPower of Commission to direct investigations and inquiries.\nSection 17.\nUse of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings.\nSections 18 to 20.\nEnforcing authorities, appointment and powers of inspectors.\nSections 21 to 23.\nImprovement and prohibition notices.\nSection 24.\nAppeal against improvement or prohibition notice.\nSection 25.\nPower to deal with cause of imminent danger.\nSection 26.\nPower of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors.\nSections 27 and 28\nObtaining and disclosure of information.\nSection 31.\nEnforcement of the relevant statutory provisions in connection with agriculture.\nSection 32 (except so far as already in operation).\nApplication of provisions of Part I in connection with agriculture.\nSection 33 (except subsection (1)(a) and (b)).\nOffences and penalties.\nSections 34 to 42.\nFurther provisions as to offences.\nSection 43 (except so far as already in operation).\nFinancial provisions.\nSection 44.\nAppeals in connection with licensing provisions.\nSection 45.\nDefault powers.\nSection 46.\nService of notices.\nSection 47 (except in relation to sections 2 to 8).\nCivil liability.\nSection 48 (except in relation to sections 2 to 9).\nApplication to the Crown.\nSection 49.\nAdaptation of enactments to metric units.\nSection 53 (so far as it relates to provisions mentioned in this Schedule).\nGeneral interpretation of Part I.\nSection 54.\nApplication to Isles of Scilly.\nSections 55 to 60.\nEmployment Medical Advisory Service.\nSection 77(2).\nAmendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970 .\nSection 83 (so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 mentioned below).\nMinor amendments and repeals of other enactments.\nSchedule 2, paragraphs 10 to 12 and 20.\nConstitution etc. of Executive.\nSchedule 4 (except so far as already in operation).\nModifications of Part I in connection with agriculture.\nSchedule 9, paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 (so far as it relates to the Executive).\nMinor amendments of other enactments.\nSchedule 10, the following repeals:—\nThe Employment Medical Advisory Service Act 1972- sections 1 and 6 and Schedule 1.\nThe National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972-in Schedule 6, paragraph 157.\nThe National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973-in Schedule 4, paragraph 137.\nThe Employment and Training Act 1973-in Schedule 3, paragraph 14.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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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