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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-safety-of-exit-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1729",
  "legislation_title": "The Mines (Safety of Exit) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mines-safety-of-exit-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 5th October 1988\nLaid before Parliament 29th November 1988\nComing into force\nFor the purposes of regulation 1(a) (apart from regulations 9 and 12(1)(b)) 1st April 1989\nFor all other purposes 1st April 1994\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (b), and (5)(b) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c) and (2), 9, 12, 15(1), 18 and 21(a) and (b) 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 that Act, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 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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