{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manual-handling-operations-regulations-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manual-handling-operations-regulations-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2793",
  "legislation_title": "The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manual-handling-operations-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 5th November 1992\nLaid before Parliament 16th November 1992\nComing into force 1st January 1993\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (5)(a) and (9) and 80(1), (2)(a) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c) and 8 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“ the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf and—\n(a) for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to her 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; and\n(b) it appearing to her that the repeal of section 18(1)(f) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and section 28(1)(f) of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 except insofar as those provisions apply to such employment as is permitted under section 1(2) of the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 is expedient in consequence of the Regulations referred to below after the carrying out by her of consultations in accordance with section 80(4) of the 1974 Act,\nhereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15(1), 50(3) and 80(4) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6, 16(3) and 19 respectively."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1933 c. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1937 c. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1920 c. 65."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2793/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."
}