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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-lines-act-1962-repeals-and-modifications-regulations-1974/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/1986",
  "legislation_title": "The Pipe-lines Act 1962 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-lines-act-1962-repeals-and-modifications-regulations-1974",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These Regulations contain repeals and modifications of provisions of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 which concerns the safety of pipe-lines and other matters relating to pipe-lines. They are made in consequence of the establishment on 1st January 1975 of the Health and Safety Executive and the coming into operation on that date of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which supersede or affect provisions of the 1962 Act.\nAs respects provisions of the 1962 Act concerning the safety of pipe-lines, the Regulations—\n(a) transfer certain powers from the Secretary of State to the Health and Safety Executive;\n(b) transfer the functions of inspectors appointed under the 1962 Act to inspectors appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under the 1974 Act;\n(c) apply to certain offences under the 1962 Act committed on or after 1st January 1975 the penalties prescribed in the 1974 Act;\n(d) repeal or modify powers and provisions which are superseded or affected by powers and provisions contained in the 1974 Act, including in particular—\n(i) powers to make regulations;\n(ii) powers of inspectors;\n(iii) provisions relating to inquiries.\nThey also provide for inspectors appointed under the 1962 Act to have, in relation to their functions under that Act concerning matters other than the safety of pipe-lines, the powers of inspectors appointed under the 1974 Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1986/note",
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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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