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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/provision-and-use-of-work-equipment-regulations-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2932",
  "legislation_title": "The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/provision-and-use-of-work-equipment-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 17th November 1992\nLaid before Parliament 30th November 1992\nComing into force\nThe whole Regulations except regulations 11 to 24 and 27 and Schedule 2 to the extent specified in regulation 1(3) 1st January 1993\nRegulations 11 to 24 and 27 and Schedule 2 to the extent specified in regulation 1(3) 1st January 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in the exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (5)(b) and (9), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (3), 13(1) and 14 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 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, 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. The general purposes of Part I of the 1974 Act were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15)."
    }
  ],
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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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