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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/825",
  "legislation_title": "The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 18th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 21st March 1996\nComing into force 11th April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b), 43(2) and (6), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 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 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": "E+W+S",
  "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; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (1992 c. 15); and section 15 was extended by sections 1(2) and 2(2) of the 1992 Act."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/825/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."
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