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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/notification-of-new-substances-regulations-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/notification-of-new-substances-regulations-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3050",
  "legislation_title": "The Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/notification-of-new-substances-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 15th December 1993\nLaid before Parliament 23rd December 1993\nComing into force 31st January 1994\nThe Secretary of State, being the designated Minister for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the notification and control of substances, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (3)(c), (4)(a) and (5)(b), 43(2), (4) and (5) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b), (4) and (5), 2, 15(1) and 16 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 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": "S.I. 1981/1536."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50(3), were amended by the Employment Act 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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