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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heating-appliances-fireguards-safety-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2693",
  "legislation_title": "The Heating Appliances (Fireguards) (Safety) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heating-appliances-fireguards-safety-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 28th November 1991\nLaid before Parliament 4th December 1991\nComing into force 31st December 1991\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:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under section 11 of the said Act, read with article 6 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Commencement no. 1) Order 1987, 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": "S.I. 1987/1680 (c. 51)."
    }
  ],
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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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